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Lot 592: Edward Harrison May (1824-1887), Portrait

Est: $2,000 USD - $4,000 USD
Leland Little AuctionsHillsborough, NC, USSeptember 15, 2012

Item Overview

Description

Edward Harrison May (1824-1887), Portrait
oil on canvas, signed at center left "May / Paris 1864," quarter length portrait of a gentleman, presented in an exceptional period gilt composition frame.
SS 28.25 x 23 in.; DOA 39 x 33 in.


Born in England, May grew up in New York City, but finally settled in Paris where he maintained a successful portrait studio. His Parisian portrait of young Edith Jones Wharton is housed at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.

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Auction Details

Fine & Decorative Art Auction

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Leland Little Auctions
September 15, 2012, 09:00 AM EST

620 Cornerstone Court, Hillsborough, NC, 27278, US