Lot 249a: GEORGE DA MADURO PEIXOTTO (AMERICAN 1862-1937),

GEORGE DA MADURO PEIXOTTO (AMERICAN 1862-1937), "Portrait of Mrs. James Carroll Frazer, nee Van Rensselaer (last child born in the Van Rensselaer home, New York)," 1881, oil on panel, 18 x 14 5/8 in. (45.7 x 37.1 cm.), signed and dated lower right. PROVENANCE: Charles Lee Frank, Washington, D.C. George da Maduro Peixotto was born in Cleveland, Ohio and was a student of Meissonier and Munkaczy. He was a member of the Societe des Artistes Francaises and won a Silver Medal from the Royal Academy in Dresden.