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SARAH ROSELLA FROST (Albany, New York, 1852-1888)
Estimate:
$1,500 - $2,500
Sold
$1,100
Live Auction
Fall Fine & Decorative Arts | November 3
Category
Description
The Frost family homestead, Medusa, NY
oil on canvas
h. 21-1/2 w. 36-1/2 in.
overall: 24-1/2 x 39-1/2 in.
circa 1880, framed, with an index card written by a former owner, stating 'Home of Rosa Frost / the artist and her family between Medusa Clark Hill & Preston Hollow in the Catskill Mts - Albany Co.', also with a draft of an essay about the artist
Condition
some craquelure and slight canvas sag in sky, flakes to frame, relined.
Provenance
Mrs. Charlotte Guild Paddock, East Greenbush, New York; Descended through the family