Lot 707: Carnig Eksergian (Armenian/American, 1855-1931) Portrait of Lydia Emmet Eliot Signed "...

Est: $3,000 USD - $5,000 USDSold:

SkinnerBoston, MA, USMarch 06, 2009

Item Overview

Description

Carnig Eksergian (Armenian/American, 1855-1931)

Portrait of Lydia Emmet Eliot

Signed "C. Eksergian" on a canvas fragment and identified on a label affixed to the
reverse.
Oil on canvas mounted to cradled Masonite, 25 x 21 in. (63.5 x 53.3 cm), framed.
Condition: Craquelure, retouch, varnish inconsistencies, surface grime.

Provenance: The property of Samuel E. Codman, Charles G. Loring House, Prides Crossing, Massachusetts.

N.B. According to the label on the reverse, the portrait depicting Samuel Codman's mother Lydia Emmet [née Eliot] Codman Shaw (1886-1966), was originally full-length and depicted her in a riding costume.

Artist or Maker

Carnig Ekserzian

Auction Details

American & European Paintings & Prints

Skinner

March 06, 2009, 12:00 PM EST

The Heritage on the Garden 63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA, 02116, US

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