mary-abbott-american-1921-2019-portfolio-of-eight-loose-works-and-an-exhibition-poster
Lot 1481
Mary Abbott (American, 1921-2019), Portfolio of Eight Loose Works and an Exhibition Poster
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
A collage assemblage of watercolor paintings on heavy paper, unsigned (18 3/8 x 16 in.) (some corners with minor creasing); a watercolor painting on heavy paper, unsigned (16 x 13 1/4 in.) (creased edge, clipped corners, likely intended for use in a collage assemblage); a graphite drawing of a tree and building, signed "Abbott" at lower right (20 1/2 x 25 in.) (toning to sheet, some edge wear); a double sided ink drawing of trees (19 x 25 in.) (toning and water spots to sheet, some edge lining with adhesives, pinholes to edges); a graphite portrait sketch signed at lower right "M. Abbott" (16 3/4 x 14 in.) (some minor smudging); a watercolor painting, signed and dated 2006 to verso (7 x 10 in.); a line sketch in red, initialed "MAC" at lower right (12 x 9 in.) (smudges); a figural charcoal sketch, signed "M. Abbott" at lower right (12 x 9 in.) (some smudging and soft cockling to sheet); and an exhibition poster for a show of paintings and collages at The Robert Keene Gallery in Southampton, 1950s (15 x 11 3/4 in.) (damp stain to lower right corner, toning to paper). All are unframed.