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Wed, May 19, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 409

August Floriano Jacassy

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
(or Jaccaci, American/French, 1857-1930) Waiting, signed lower right "A.F. Jacassy/Dec. 1883", oil on canvas, 48 x 37 in.; parcel gilt and painted wood frame, 42-7/8 x 54-1/2 in. - Provenance: Private Florida Collection - Note: August Jacassy was a mural painter and an author, writing articles for magazines such as Harper's New Monthly Magazine and others. This lot is accompanied by an article that was illustrated with a similar figure of and enslaved woman titled "Kairwan."

Condition

lined, crackle, areas of retouch