Auction: Discovery - 2917TLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: July 14, 2016 10:00AM
Description:
Lilly Martin Spencer (American, 1822-1902)
Portrait of a Woman, Thought to be Miss Helen Louise Booth. Signed and dated "Lilly M. Spencer/1888" l.r. Oil on canvas, 24 x 20 in., framed. Condition: Retouch corresponding to a repaired tear on the reverse, craquelure, surface grime.
N.B. Accompanied by research explaining the connection of Lilly Martin Spencer to the Booth family and making a case for identifying the sitter as Helen Louise Booth.
Estimate $300-400
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