AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY

Silhouette of a Woman in a Red Dress with Puffy Sleeves

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AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Silhouette of a Woman in a Red Dress with Puffy Sleeves
hollow-cut watercolor on paper
4½ x 3½ in.
Provenance
David A. Shorsch, Woodbury, Connecticut
Pam Boynton, Groton, Massachusetts

Lot Essay

This distinctive silhouette and watercolor miniature portrait presents a particularly charming example by the unnamed artist known as The Puffy Sleeve Artist, depicting a woman with an elaborate coif and brightly colored striped and belted dress and knotted neck scarf.

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