Lot 250: THOMAS HOVENDEN 1840-1895 SEATED WOMAN SMOKING A CORN-COB PIPE

graphite on paper

Condition Note: in generally good condition; some soiling to sheet--scattered light stains, spots of foxing, stray marks; fading along the edges (where old mat used to be--edges are slightly darker/yellower; sheet is hinged to backing with pieces of tape along the upper edge, verso; edges are not quite straight--not a condition problem--they were cut that way

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executed circa 1885.
PROVENANCE

Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York
EXHIBITED

Baltimore, Walters Art Gallery, The Negro in American Art, n.d.

12 /14 by 9 1/2 in.<br><br>31 by 24 cm.