The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards | June 5, 2024
Wed, Jun 5, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 52
William McGregor Paxton
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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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 |
(American,1869-1941)
Elizabeth Okie (Paxton), 1895, inscribed center left "To Mrs. Okie/Wm.M Paxton", signed and inscribed verso "Elizabeth Okie aged 16 yrs by W.M. Paxton", pastel on board, 14-1/4 x 11-1/2 in.; fine carved and numbered wood and gilt wood frame, 27-1/2 x 24-1/2 in.
Provenance: Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts (label verso); The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Exhibited: William McGreagor Paxton, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 15-October 1, 1978; El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas, October 12-December 3, 1978; M.F.A. Springfield, Springfield, Massachusetts, March 24-May 6, 1979, catalog no. 73 (label verso).
Note: This prophetic portrait of Elizabeth Okie by her future husband was done for the sitter's mother, when Elizabeth was age 18. Paxton and Okie met at the Cowles Art School in Boston, where Paxton was teaching. The two got engaged in 1896, and married in 1899. She would be the model in many of his most important works.
Condition
strong, vibrant color, little to no apparent smudging or toning; frame with wear at corners and edges
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Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts (label verso); The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
