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Wed, Aug 10, 2022 10:00AM EDT
Lot 127

Maud Humphrey Bogart (American, 1865-1940)

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Maud Humphrey Bogart (American, 1865-1940)
Portrait of Harriet Jeanette Sawyer,
Watercolor,
Unsigned.

Framed dimensions: H: 26 x W: 23 1/8 in.

H: 21 5/8 W: 19 in.

An engagement gift from the artist to Harriet Jeanette Sawyer, her friend from Canandaigua, NY. The portrait has remained in the family for four generations.

With a career that spanned sixty years Maud Humphrey, the mother of actor Humphrey Bogart, was known for her heartwarming illustrations for children's books and magazines, as well as greeting cards,calendars and advertisements. By 1900 she was one of the most recognized, well-paid and popular illustrators in America.

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