09-09-201109-10-2011
Skinner Auctions
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2560BBoston
September 9, 2011 12:00 PMCalender
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Elihu Vedder (American, 1836-1923) Poetess Casting her Verses to the Winds

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2560BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 09, 2011 12:00PM

Description:

Elihu Vedder (American, 1836-1923)

Poetess Casting her Verses to the Winds, c. 1880
Initialed or inscribed "V." l.r., titled and signed "...E. Vedder" on the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 6 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (15.8 x 22.2 cm),framed.
Condition: Retouch, subtle varnish inconsistencies.

Provenance: Purchased from the artist by Frank J. Dutcher (1850-1930) of Hopedale, Massachusetts; by family descent to his son, Warren W. Dutcher, Jr., Hopedale, Massachusetts; by family descent, Massachusetts.

Literature: Elihu Vedder, "Appendix: A List of the Works of V. Sold Since the Year 1856," The Digressions of V: Written for his Own Fun and That of His Friends (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1910),p. 481.

Exhibitions: Williams and Everett Gallery, Boston, 1880.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

The retouch is strokes within the shadows, primarily in her skirts and surrounding the lyre. The monogram on the face is reinforced.

Keywords

Elihu Vedder, Massachusetts, Hopedale, Frank J. Dutcher, Warren W. Dutcher , Jr., Written, Williams Gallery, Everett Gallery