Jul 15, 2021 - Sale 2576

Sale 2576 - Lot 65

Price Realized: $ 594
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
Humphrey, Maud (1865-1940)
Pensive Young Woman.

Watercolor on oval board, the image possibly used in an advertisement for the book, Poems, by Dobson, Locker and Praed, New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1892, and illustrated by Adams; signed and dated in lower right image; in an oval mat (taped along upper edge) and ornate frame; image is 7 1/4 x 6 in. on a 10 x 8 in. board.

Maud Humphrey, mother of actor Humphrey Bogart, was known for her heartwarming illustrations for children's books and magazines, as well as greeting cards and advertisements.