Lot 109: RUTH WHITTIER SHUTE AND SAMUEL ADDISON SHUTE 1803-1882, 1803-1836 PORTRAIT OF ATLANTIS ORR, 2

Name: RUTH WHITTIER SHUTE AND SAMUEL ADDISON SHUTE 1803-1882, 1803-1836 PORTRAIT OF ATLANTIS ORR, 2
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 7liww5ebjz

Est: $50,000 USD - $75,000 USDSold:

Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USMay 19, 2005

Item Overview

Description

RUTH WHITTIER SHUTE AND SAMUEL ADDISON SHUTE 1803-1882, 1803-1836 PORTRAIT OF ATLANTIS ORR, 2 YEARS 7 MONTHS

Watercolor, pen, pencil and ink on paper

PROVENANCE

David A. Schorsch, New York
Compton Family, Vermont
EXHIBITED

New York, David A. Schorsch, Parallel Views: American Folk Art and Shaker, exhibition and sale October 20-November 14, 1993.
CATALOGUE NOTE

Inscribed on backing April, 1834 Atlantis Orr 2 years 7 months, Wm. Johnson Orr, 5 years. Possibly in Dr. Shute's hand.
In a period frame. Probably executed in New York. The earliest known portrait by the Shutes.

Dimensions

16 1/4 by 14 1/2 in.<br><br>41.3 by 36.8cm

Artist or Maker

Ruth Whittier Shute

Auction Details

Important American Folk Art, Furniture and Silver Including the Gary Gold Dinner Service

Sotheby's

May 19, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US

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