Valerie Harrisse Walter (American, 1892-?)
Lot 112 PROPERTY FROM THE MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Valerie Harrisse Walter (American, 1892-?)

Portrait of Bernard Boutet de Monvel (1884-1949)

Closed22 June 2011

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USD 2,250

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Valerie Harrisse Walter (American, 1892-?)
Portrait of Bernard Boutet de Monvel (1884-1949)
signed and dated 'VWalter 1930' (lower right)
bronze with black patina
24½ x 26 x 11 in. (62.2 x 66 x 27.9 cm.)
Executed in 1930.

Specialist note

Bernard Boutet de Monvel was a French fashion illustrator and society portrait painter, who spent several years in New York in the early 1930's. From then on until his death, he wintered in Palm Beach and portrayed many notable members of American high society.