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August 12, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Rufus Porter (Connecticut/Massachusetts, 1792-1884) Profile Portrait of a Young Woman in a Blue Dress

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$4,613$3,750
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3121MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 12, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Rufus Porter (Connecticut/Massachusetts, 1792-1884)

Profile Portrait of a Young Woman in a Blue Dress
Unsigned.
Watercolor on paper, 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in., in a gilt molded frame with eglomise mat.
Condition: Minor toning.

Provenance: Gail and Bert Savage, April 18, 1982.

Exhibitions: Rufus Porter Rediscovered, Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York, April 12-July 6, 1980.
The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art
Estimate $1,000-2,000


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Keywords

Sybil Kern, Gail Savage, Bert Savage, Yonkers