Lot Essay
The present work was executed circa 1899-1900 and used as an illustration in Scribner's Magazine for Edith Wharton's "The Duchess at Prayer."
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"'The Duchess' Apartments Are Beyond,' Said The Old Man"
Details
Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966)
"'The Duchess' Apartments Are Beyond,' Said The Old Man"
signed with initials 'M.P.' (lower left)
gouache and pencil on illustration board
27¼ x 19¼ in. (69.2 x 48.9 cm.)
"'The Duchess' Apartments Are Beyond,' Said The Old Man"
signed with initials 'M.P.' (lower left)
gouache and pencil on illustration board
27¼ x 19¼ in. (69.2 x 48.9 cm.)
Provenance
Walker Galleries, New York.
Literature
Scribner's Magazine, August 1900, p. 151, illustrated.
C. Ludwig, Maxfield Parrish, New York, 1973, p. 211.
C. Ludwig, Maxfield Parrish, New York, 1973, p. 211.