SOLD! for $357.00.
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George Dury (Tennessee, 1817-1894) oil on canvas portrait of Alicia Mary McCready Baxter (1831-1908), wife of John George Baxter, Jr. (1826-1885, former Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky). The sitter is slightly angled towards the left in a red chair and attired in a black dress with with lace collar. Her brunette hair is upswept and she wears a suite of cameo and gold jewelry. Unsigned. Housed in a period carved giltwood frame with oval aperture, large projecting foliate corners and textured or pebbled surface. Sight: 29" H x 24" W. Framed: 39 3/4" H x 34 1/2" W. 2nd Half 19th century. Note: This portrait is a companion portrait to the John George Baxter Jr. portrait in this sale signed by George Dury, offered in the preceding lot.
PROVENANCE: Deaccessioned from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.
CONDITION: Painting with overall craquelure. Frame with scattered losses including to one corner element.
