Lot 655: William Haskell Coffin (American, 1878-1941), "Vanity", c.1920; pastel/paper, 29" x 20", signed,

Name: William Haskell Coffin (American, 1878-1941), "Vanity", c.1920; pastel/paper, 29" x 20", signed,
Brand: Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
SKU: rcryn9xf5q

Est: $2,000 USD - $3,000 USDSold:

Toomey & Co. AuctioneersOak Park, IL, USMay 06, 2001

Item Overview

Description

outstanding carved frame. Coffin was a portraitist and illustrator from Washington, D.C. He studied at the Corcoran School of Art and in Paris. He was a member of the Society of Illustrators, and exhibited at the Cosmos Club (Wash. DC) and the Society of Washington Artists (1898-1904). Coffin had a very successful career in New York for some time as a magazine illustrator, but financial problems led him to suicide in 1941.

Artist or Maker

Coffin

Auction Details

Treadway Toomey Auctions - 20th Century Art and Design Auction

Toomey & Co. Auctioneers

May 06, 2001, 12:00 AM EST

818 North Boulevard, Oak Park, IL, 60301, US

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