Fidelia Bridges (American, 1834-1923) Violet Leaves

Description:

Fidelia Bridges (American, 1834-1923)

Violet Leaves
Unsigned, exhibition label affixed to the reverse.
Watercolor and gouache on paper, 9 x 11 1/2 in. (22.8 x 29.2 cm),framed.
Condition: Spotting at left edge, not examined out of frame.

Provenance: By descent to George C. Lay.

Exhibitions: Fidelia Bridges Exhibition, October 19-December 6, 1986, The Connecticut Gallery, Marlborough, Connecticut, #27.

N.B. Accompanied by a letter from George C. Lay regarding the provenance of this lot; as well as Fidelia Bridges, American Pre-Raphaelite, essay and catalog by May Brawley Hill, published in 1981 by Berry Hill Galleries; and Familiar Birds and what the Poets Sing of them, illustrated by Fidelia Bridges and edited by Susie Barstow Skelding, published in 1886 by White, Stokes, & Allen, New York.
Estimate $800-1,200


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