Mar 10, 2011 - Sale 2239

Sale 2239 - Lot 151

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
(ART.) KEMBLE, EDWARD. Untitled pen and ink and gouache portrait of an older black woman, hat fastened with a scarf. 9-3/4x10-3/4 inches, signed in the lower margin; matted and framed. Np, circa 1890s

Additional Details

A touching portrait by Edward Windsor Kemble (1861-1933), A self-taught artist who by the age of twenty was contributing to national magazines, such as Harper's, Century, and Leslie's. He is well-known for his images of African-Americans.