Thomas Wilmer Dewing

(American, 1851-1938)

Back View of Standing Woman No. 4, by 1910

pastel on brown paper laid to board

signed TW Dewing and numbered 4 (lower right)

14 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches.

Property from The Private Collection of Ms. Darla Moore, Charleston, South Carolina

Provenance:

(probably) Montross Gallery, New York

(probably) Edwin C. Shaw, Akron, Ohio, probably acquired from the above, 1917

Milch Galleries, New York, acquired from the above, by 1922

Albert R. Jones, Kansas City, Missouri, acquired from the above, 1922-1957

By descent to Virginia Mullin, daughter of the above, Tucson, Arizona, 1957-1972

Graham Williford, New York and Fairfield, Texas, acquired from the above, 1972-1973

Davis & Long, New York, by 1973

Mrs. Sanford I.. Feld, Bernardsville, New Jersey

Davis & Langdale Co., New York

Greg Shepherd Gallery, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, acquired from the above, 1982

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Kiviat, 1982-1988

Russell Burke of Altman and Burke, New York, 1988-c. 1989

Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, by 1989-1998

Mark Mealey, Charlotte, North Carolina, acquired from the above, 1998-2004

Babcock Galleries, New York, 2004

Acquired from the above, 2004

Literature:

Babcock Galleries, An American Sampler, New York, p. 26, illus. (as Back View of Standing Woman)

Susan A. Hobbs, with Shoshanna Abeles, Thomas Wilmer Dewing: Beauty Into Art, A Catalogue Raisonné, Volume II, no. 455, pp. 812-813, illus.

Framed: 22 1/2 x 20 inches.

Minor deposits of surface dirt and dust; sheet is laid to board, which is hinged to an inset mat and backing board; otherwise appears in overall good and stable condition. Additional images available upon request.

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South of Broad: The Charleston Home of Darla Moore by Tony Ingrao

Back View of Standing Woman No. 4, by 1910

South of Broad: The Charleston Home of Darla Moore by Tony Ingrao

Back View of Standing Woman No. 4, by 1910

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