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The Reading Artist
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- The Reading Artist
- SAHRA REAM
- Watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper
- 9 1/8 by 6 5/8 in.
- dated 1845
Inscribed (translated from German) recto, ink: Sahra Ream/ 1845/ in the fourth year of life
Provenance
Art and Mary Feeman, Jonestown, Pennsylvania
Art Feeman Jr., Jonestown, Pennsylvania
Pennypacker Auction Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, October 1981, lot 632
Art Feeman Jr., Jonestown, Pennsylvania
Pennypacker Auction Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, October 1981, lot 632
Literature
American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum, p. 68, fig. 37
Condition
Minor stain at extreme top and bottom borders.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.