Lot 115: CHARLES PRENDERGAST

(american 1863-1948)
"THE DONKEY RIDER"
Tempera and gold leaf on glass
7 7/8 x 6 1/4 in. (20 x 15.8 cm.)
Executed in 1925
provenance:
The artist's wife, Eugenie Prendergast Acquired from the above, circa 1954
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Philip F. Newman By family descent
exhibited:
Kraushaar Galleries, New York, NY, "Charles Prendergast Memorial Exhibition", January 4th-23rd, 1954, Cat. No. 13.
note:
This lot will be accompanied by several cards and notes to Mrs. Newman from Eugenie Prendergast. A copy of the Charles Prendergast Memorial Exhibition catalog will also be included together with a letter from Antoinette Kraushaar discussing Mrs. Prendergast's original reluctance to sell the "Donkey Rider"