Elizabeth Shoumatoff

Lot 1385: Elizabeth Shoumatoff (American, 1888-1980)

Name: Elizabeth Shoumatoff (American, 1888-1980)
Brand: New Orleans Auction Galleries
SKU: 253dd33b40

Est: $3,000 USD - $5,000 USD

New Orleans Auction GalleriesNew Orleans, LA, USDecember 02, 2012

Item Overview

Description

Elizabeth Shoumatoff (American, 1888-1980), "Portraits of an American Industrialist and His Wife in a Landscape", pair of watercolors on paper, former signed and dated lower left "Elizabeth Shoumatoff 1954", sight 38-1/2" x 28-1/2". Both glazed and framed alike. Elizabeth Shoumatoff was born into an aristocratic family in Tsarist Russia and emigrated to the United States in 1917. Her talent for portraiture brought her numerous commissions from some of the most prominent American and European families, including the Frick, du Pont, Mellon, Woodruff, Firestone and members of the Royal Luxembourg family. She is best known for her unfinished portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as the portraits of the President Lynden B. Johnson and wife Lady Bird, which hand in the White House.
Please Note: Start Price USD $2400

Artist or Maker

Elizabeth Shoumatoff

Auction Details

3 Day Sale

New Orleans Auction Galleries

December 02, 2012, 11:00 AM CST

333 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130, US

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