Collection of Joe Matthews and John Shank | July 9, 2026
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Lot 254
Two Portraits of Mustachioed Gentlemen
Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold for
$700
Sold Price excludes BP
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(19th/20th century)
The first by Albert Jean Adolphe (1865-1940), Portrait of a Man, signed and inscribed lower left recto "Albert J. Adolphe, Paris," also signed verso on an oil sketch of picnickers, oil on panel, 7-1/2 x 4-3/8 in.; modern frame, 10 x "6-7/8 x 7/8 in.; together with Man with a Mustache, 1910, inscribed in pencil verso Gladys J Dunlap 1910", bears remnants of of old exhibition label verso, oil on canvas, 12-7/8 x 8-5/8 in.; possibly original wood frame, 17-7/8 x 13-5/8 x 1-1/2 in.
Provenance: The Collection of Joe Matthews and John Shank, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Exhibited: (Man with a Mustache), 26th Spring Exhibition, Art Association of Montreal, 1910 (exhibition label verso).
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The Collection of Joe Matthews and John Shank, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
the first with scattered areas of retouch recto, small rectangular areas of abrasion at top and bottom edges verso, possibly due to old tape； the second laid on board, scratch visible at upper right corner, left corner with old tear or scratch not visible under frame, tacking hole upper left corner, wear to edges, small loss to pigment lower left corner, scattered areas of retouch and fluorescence； both frames with minor wear
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