AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 255

AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY

Silhouette of a Woman in a Red Dress with Puffy Sleeves

Closed20 January 2012

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USD 8,750

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AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Silhouette of a Woman in a Red Dress with Puffy Sleeves
hollow-cut watercolor on paper
4½ x 3½ in.

David A. Shorsch, Woodbury, Connecticut
Pam Boynton, Groton, Massachusetts

Specialist note

This distinctive silhouette and watercolor miniature portrait presents a particularly charming example by the unnamed artist known as The Puffy Sleeve Artist, depicting a woman with an elaborate coif and brightly colored striped and belted dress and knotted neck scarf.