Lilla Cabot Perry (American, 1848-1933)
The Red Tunic/A Portrait of Edith Perry
Signed, inscribed, and dated "L.C. Perry/Paris '88" l.r., identified on an exhibition label from the National Museum of Women in the Arts affixed to the frame backing (see below).
Oil on canvas, 18 x 15 in. (45.5 x 38.0 cm), framed.
Condition: Small area of retouch u.l., fine craquelure.
Provenance: From the estate of the artist; to Alfred Walker; to the collection of Dr. and Mrs. Donald R. Korst; Skinner, Inc., Fine American and European Paintings, May 14, 1993, Sale 1508, Lot 151; through to the current Massachusetts estate.
Exhibitions: Lilla Cabot Perry: Paintings, Boston Athenaeum, 1982, no. 16; The Founders Show, The Guild of Boston Artists, June 4-24, 1989, exhibited under the title Young Lady; Lilla Cabot Perry: An American Impressionist, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, September 28, 1990-January 20, 1991), cat. no. 3.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
Titled on a presentation plaque affixed to the frame, and with a canvas stencil from Karl Anwander München on the reverse.
Framed dimensions: 22 1/2 x 19 3/8 in.
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