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Attributed to The Reading Artist, and Edward Richards, Two Works: Small Portrait of Esther Bast and

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Attributed to The Reading Artist, and Edward Richards, Two Works: Small Portrait of Esther Bast and

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Attributed to The Reading Artist, and Edward Richards, Two Works: Small Portrait of Esther Bast and Small Portrait of a Lady, dated "1844" and circa 1840, respectively

The portrait of Esther Bast shown depicting her seated in a rocking chair, inscribed and dated, “Esther Bast 1844,” l.c., retaining American Folk Art Gallery label verso, framed; the portrait of a lady shown depicting her on a veranda with castle and river landscape in the background, signed, “Edward Richards/ Newtown,” l.r., framed.

11 in. x 7 7/8 in. (largest, sight) and 10 3/4 in. x 9 in. (smallest, sight), 16 ½ in. x 13 1/8 in. (frame) and 12 7/8 in. x 11 1/8 in. (frame)

Provenance

Esther Bast: Edith Gregor Halpert, American Folk Art Gallery, New York,
Richard Wood, Baltimore, Maryland,
Sotheby's, New York, The Collection of M. Austin and Jill R. Fine, January 30, 1987, lot 951
Property of a New York collector.

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Attributed to The Reading Artist, and Edward Richards, Two Works: Small Portrait of Esther Bast and

Name: Attributed to The Reading Artist, and Edward Richards, Two Works: Small Portrait of Esther Bast and
SKU: 172943139
Price: 700 USD
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