The Artist's Mother (Maria Francis Kimball Whittemore)
Artist
William John Whittemore
(American, 1860–1955)
Dateearly 20th century
Mediumwatercolor on ivory in an oval metal frame
Dimensions8.3 x 7.3 cm (3 1/4 x 2 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsPortrait Miniatures
Credit LineGift of Lewis Hoyer Rabbage
Terms
Object number1991.132
DescriptionThis piece was in one of several lots in the sale consigned from the collection of Charles Fleischmann of Cincinnati, Ohio. It was catalogued in that collection as CF 1150, and had been acquired together with a double portrait of the artist's parents (now owned by the Cincinnati Art Museum) in 1974 through an antiques dealer.ProvenancePurchased from Sotheby's Arcade Auction, New York, Sale #1096 (Lot #83), on July 14, 1984; Lewis Hoyer Rabbage, 350 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10014
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