Lot 450: Catharine Wharton Morris Wright (American, 1899-1988) Floating Leaves, alternatively titled The Pergola, Ontalauna, 1920 Titled and ...

Est: $4,000 USD - $6,000 USDSold:

SkinnerBoston, MA, USFebruary 03, 2012

Item Overview

Description

Catharine Wharton Morris Wright (American, 1899-1988)

Floating Leaves, alternatively titled The Pergola, Ontalauna, 1920
Titled and signed or inscribed "...by C.M. WRIGHT, A.N.A./FOX HILL FARM/JAMESTOWN,
R.I./1920/PROPERTY OF MRS. HARRISON S. MORRIS/PHILA PA." on the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 25 x 28 1/4 in. (63.5 x 71.8 cm), in a Stanford White-designed Newcomb-Macklin frame.
Condition: Tear, losses, canvas deformations, craquelure.

Provenance: The artist to her mother Anna Wharton Morris (1868-1957) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; by family descent to her sister Joanna Wharton Lippincott (1858-1938) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; by family descent to the present owner.

N.B. Wright was the granddaughter of prominent Quaker merchant, industrialist, scientist, and philanthropist Joseph Wharton, Esq. (1826-1909) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Conanicut, Rhode Island. The work depicts the pergola on a pond at Ontalauna, Joseph Wharton's country estate north of Philadelphia. Three photographs of the pergola in summer and winter accompany the lot.

Artist or Maker

Catharine Wright

Condition Report

Tear to u.l. quadrant measures approx. 2 1/2 in. length; surface grime--would benefit from a cleaning; no additional condition issues to report. Outer frame dimensions 33 x 36 x 1 in.

Auction Details

American & European Paintings & Prints

Skinner

February 03, 2012, 12:00 PM EST

63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA, 02116, US

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