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Portrait painter, Miniature painter, b. 1876 - d. 1931

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    • LUCY STANTON PORTRAIT DRAWING LOT
      Nov. 12, 2022

      LUCY STANTON PORTRAIT DRAWING LOT

      Est: $500 - $800

      STANTON, Lucy May, (American, 1875-1931): Eighteen pencil drawing sketches, various subjects from older women to children to older men. Some are signed, all unframed, the largest measures 13.75" x 9.75", and the smallest measures 7.5" x 9.5". Varying states of condition, mostly toned, some have spots, see photographs provided.

      Burchard Galleries Inc
    • Lucy May Stanton (America/Georgia, 1876-1931).
      Sep. 17, 2016

      Lucy May Stanton (America/Georgia, 1876-1931).

      Est: $30,000 - $50,000

      Oil on canvas. Painted before 1911. Signed lower left. "Uncle Jesse" written on back of canvas. Gilt & black frame. 49 3/4" x 30 3/8" ; frame, 60 1/2" x 41 1/4." Lucy May Stanton was an important American Impressionist best-known for her fine miniatures; her later landscapes, still lifes & portraits would beautifully represent her Southern heritage in exquisite detail. Her works may be seen in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, the United States House of Representatives, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Georgia Museum of Art. The date of "Uncle Jesse" is not known, but in Stanton's notes, under the heading "Exhibitions for 1910-11," she lists it as being shown at the Paris Salon. The painting was discovered years after her death in a roll stored beneath a cabin in Andrews, North Carolina. In 2001 it underwent extensive restoration, which included the painstaking removal of the canvas from the plywood board to which it had been glued. The conservator found "Uncle Jesse" written on the back of the canvas in what appears to be the artist's hand. In the painting, a grizzled old man, somewhat stooped and dressed in heavy clothing, stands with his knees slightly bent, in three-quarter view facing his left. He holds a cap in his hands. He stares out over the wire-rim glasses that rest low on his nose. His countenance is dignified, yet an air of mystery surrounds him. Indeed, he does not seem as comfortable a model as most of the African Americans whom Stanton painted despite his being identified as "uncle," which would imply a close relationship. One source said that Uncle Jesse was a gravedigger in Athens, Georgia who performed this final service without charge for his fellow African Americans. -Above information courtesy of "The Art of Lucy May Stanton," 2002, Georgia Museum of Art & University of Georgia. Restored in 2001, which included removal of the canvas from a plywood board onto a waxy canvas. Provenance: Dr. Marion Garber, great-niece of the artist.

      Quinn's Auction Galleries Central Virginia
    • Lucy May Stanton (Georgia/New Orleans, 1875-1931),
      Nov. 21, 2010

      Lucy May Stanton (Georgia/New Orleans, 1875-1931),

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      Lucy May Stanton (Georgia/New Orleans, 1875-1931), "A Girl Reading", watercolor and graphite on paper, sight 14 3/8 in. x 21 in., matted and framed. Provenance: Descended in the family of the artist; to private collector, New Orleans. Note: Although Lucy Stanton is generally known for her portraits and landscapes in miniature, this full-size portrait of a young woman reading a book employs her traditional technique, called "puddling". This method of painting in watercolor, which Stanton created, involves very wet application of color to the paper, which can be seen in the shirt and background of this painting in particular, causing the colors to run together in an impressionistic manner.

      Neal Auction Company
    • LUCY MAY STANTON (AMERICAN 1876-1931). NANTUCKET
      Oct. 25, 2008

      LUCY MAY STANTON (AMERICAN 1876-1931). NANTUCKET

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      LUCY MAY STANTON (AMERICAN 1876-1931). NANTUCKET DOORWAY. Oil on panel, 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches. Signed "Lucy M. Stanton" l.l. The reverse inscribed and dated "Nantucket Doorway/ House on Main St./ By Lucy Stanton/ 1930."

      Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
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