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b. 1847 - d. 1905

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    • Maria Howard Weeden W/C Portrait of a Man
      Jul. 06, 2024

      Maria Howard Weeden W/C Portrait of a Man

      Est: $4,800 - $5,200

      Maria Howard Weeden (Alabama, 1846-1905) watercolor on card portrait depicting the head and shoulders of an African American man with white hair and white beard, in a white collared shirt with blue coat. His head and gaze are slightly oriented to his left. Circa 1900. Signed "Howard Weeden," lower left. Framed under glass in a molded woodgrain frame. Sight - 8" H x 6" W. Sheet - 9" H x 7" W. Frame - 14 1/2" H x 12 1/2" W. Note: this painting descended in the family of Elizabeth Overton Lea (daughter of Judge John Overton) and was found inside her diary, although since she died in 1890, the painting was likely owned by one of her children, not her. Weeden is known to have painted at least one freed slave at the Overton's home, Traveller's Rest. His name was Claiborne Hines.   Biography: Maria Howard Weeden was born in 1847 in Huntsville, Alabama, the youngest of six siblings. She showed artistic talent at an early age and was encouraged by her mother, who took her to study with William Frye, a well-known Southern portrait painter living in Huntsville at the time. She also studied art at the Huntsville Female Seminary. However, Weeden’s family was financially ruined in the wake of the Civil War and she was unable to pursue more formal training or visit places like Europe to find subject matter. As Martha Severens writes in “150 Years of Watercolor,” “Her sitters were generally members of her community who were former slaves serving as cooks, nannies, and gardeners. At a time when many artists were caricaturing African Americans, Weeden preferred to render more dignified and uplifting portraits. After visiting the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, where she encountered many caustic images of the Uncle Remus variety, she resolved to pursue a different direction. She later recalled: ‘Then and there I awoke to the realization that right around me was a subject of supremest artistic interest -- the old ex-slave, who henceforth became theme for my muse and model for my brush.’” Weeden did not use her first name on her works, preferring to sign them “Howard Weeden.” Her childhood home in Huntsville is now the Weeden House Museum and contains many of her works. Most of her subjects never commissioned these portraits, so she never found great commercial success. She published four books, including "Bandanna Ballads" (1899), which was used in the production of the classic American movie "Gone With the Wind" as reference for the costumes of the slaves. She painted frequently in the Nashville area as a result of her friendship with Elizabeth Fraser Price, daughter of Dr. George Price, who founded the Nashville College for Young Ladies. Price exhibited and sold Weeden’s work in her Nashville music studio, and Weeden also sold paintings at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition and at a reception held in her honor by the Nashville Art Club. One of her best known commissions was in Robertson County: in the 1890s the Washington family of Wessyngton Plantation hired Weeden to paint portraits of several former slaves.

      Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
    • MARIA HOWARD WEEDEN PORTRAIT OF A FREED WOMAN
      Apr. 03, 2024

      MARIA HOWARD WEEDEN PORTRAIT OF A FREED WOMAN

      Est: $6,000 - $8,000

      Maria Howard Weeden (American/Alabama, 1847-1905), 'Untitled (Portrait of a Freed Woman)', watercolor on artist board, pencil signed lower right of shoulder and lower left of image, framed. Provenance: From the Estate of Nancy Duke Gould, Atlanta, Georgia. Approximate dimensions: sight h. 9.625", w. 7.5"; frame h. 12", w. 10", d. 0.75"

      Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
    • [ART]. [WEEDEN, Maria Howard (1847-1905)]. Portrait of an elderly African American woman.
      Feb. 27, 2024

      [ART]. [WEEDEN, Maria Howard (1847-1905)]. Portrait of an elderly African American woman.

      Est: $5,000 - $7,000

      [ART]. [WEEDEN, Maria Howard (1847-1905)]. Portrait of an elderly African American woman. Watercolor, n.d., on 9 x 11 in. board (toning, some residue near top edge, minimal spotting). Signed lower left. Maria Howard Weeden, who signed her work and published as Howard Weeden, was an American artist and poet based in Huntsville, Alabama. She was well-known for her nuanced portraits of formerly enslaved people. Property from the Collection of George C. Kaiser, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

      Hindman
    • Maria Howard Weeden
      Sep. 17, 2022

      Maria Howard Weeden

      Est: $6,000 - $8,000

      (American/Alabama, 1847-1905) Freed Woman, signed lower left Howard Weeden, watercolor on paper, 11 x 9 in.; modern wood frame, 13-3/4 x 12-1/4 in. Provenance: Private Collection

      Brunk Auctions
    • [ART] -- [WEEDEN, Maria Howard (1847-1905)]. Portrait of an Elderly African American Gentleman.
      Feb. 18, 2021

      [ART] -- [WEEDEN, Maria Howard (1847-1905)]. Portrait of an Elderly African American Gentleman.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      [ART] -- [WEEDEN, Maria Howard (1847-1905)]. Portrait of an Elderly African American Gentleman. Watercolor, n.d., visible image 5 x 6 3/4 in., on wove paper, light abrasion at subject's collar, matted and framed in a near-contemporary wooden frame.  A contemporary hand-written label affixed to the verso reads: "Uncle Remus- An original watercolor - painted by Miss Howard Weeden, Huntsville, Ala." Weeden was well-known for her nuanced portraits of formerly enslaved people. A nearly identical watercolor portrait, signed by Weeden, was donated to the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library (Alabama) in 2009. This portrait is identified as one of her earliest and the subject identified only as a formerly enslaved man. 

      Cowan's Auctions
    • ATTRIBUTED TO MARIA HOWARD WEEDEN (1846-1905): PORTRAIT OF A BOY
      Aug. 05, 2017

      ATTRIBUTED TO MARIA HOWARD WEEDEN (1846-1905): PORTRAIT OF A BOY

      Est: $2,000 - $5,000

      ATTRIBUTED TO MARIA HOWARD WEEDEN (1846-1905): PORTRAIT OF A BOY Oil on canvas, unsigned, lined. 14 1/4 x 11 1/4 in., 21 x 18 x 2 1/2 in. (frame). Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art, TN

      STAIR
    • Maria Howard Weeden
      Sep. 24, 2011

      Maria Howard Weeden

      Est: $2,000 - $4,000

      (Huntsville, Alabama, 1847-1905), Black Woman in a Yellow Bandana, signed lower right "Howard Weeden", watercolor on card, oval 9-1/4 x 7-1/4 in.; 19th century wood frame, taped with cellophane tape to verso of spandrel, light toning and fading; frame with abrasions Provenance: Private Collection, New Mexico

      Brunk Auctions
    • Maria Howard Weeden
      Sep. 24, 2011

      Maria Howard Weeden

      Est: $2,000 - $4,000

      (Huntsville, Alabama, 1847-1905), Elderly Black Man With White Hair, signed lower right "Howard Weeden", watercolor on card, oval 9-1/4 x 7-1/4 in.; 19th century wood frame, taped with cellophane tape to verso of spandrel, light toning and fading; frame with abrasions Provenance: Private Collection, New Mexico

      Brunk Auctions
    • Two portraits
      Jan. 03, 2004

      Two portraits

      Est: $3,000 - $6,000

      Maria Howard Weeden (Huntsville, Alabama, 1847-1905): older black woman wearing kerchief and earrings, inscribed in hand verso "Study of Aunt Frances Bell/Huntsville, Ala", adhesive on front of card; older black man with mustache and small beard, adhesive residue on both sides and bottom, both watercolor on card signed lower left "H. Weeden," unframed, each 9 x 7 in. Both with minor fading and foxing, hinge-taped to mat two places along top.

      Brunk Auctions
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