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The Daughters Of Edward Darley Bolt

The Daughters Of Edward Darley Bolt

Winning Bid
$2.00
Item #1079301
Lot #64 of 251
Item Description

The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit(originally titled Portraits d'enfants)[1] is a painting by John Singer Sargent. The painting depicts four young girls, the daughters of Edward Darley Boit, in their family's Paris apartment. It was painted in 1882 and is now exhibited in the new Art of the Americas Wing of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The painting hangs between the two tall blue-and-white Japanese vases depicted in the work; they were donated by the heirs of the Boit family.[2]

It has been described as "Arguably the most psychologically compelling painting of Sargent's career".[3] Though the painting's unusual composition was noted from its earliest viewings, initially its subject was interpreted simply as that of girls at play, but it has subsequently been viewed in more abstract terms, reflecting Freudian analysis and a greater interest in the ambiguities of adolescence.[4]

Edward Boit was the son-in-law of John Perkins Cushing and a friend of Sargent's. Boit was an "American cosmopolite" and a minor painter.[3] His wife and the mother of his five children was Mary Louisa Cushing, known as "Isa". Their four daughters were Florence, Jane, Mary Louisa and Julia.

Condition

Consistent with age and use.

Buyer's Premium

18%

Seller Info
Clearing House Estate Sales
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6983
Auction Details & Seller Instructions

WHERE TO PICK UP:
Private Residence
Milford, Connecticut 06460
(Winning Bidders Will Be Given Full Address VIA EMAIL)

Sunday, 2/20, 8:30 am to 10:30 am
*New morning pick up time**

Pick up for this auction is at a gated storage facility, we are not affiliated with the storage unit and the staff there cannot access your items. Pick up appointments are available on Thursday Friday and Saturday and should be scheduled through the Auction manager Shawn at 203-804-9634 via text or pick up time is Sunday morning 830am to 10:30 AM. This general to our morning window is the only general pick up time we have a lovely working relationship with the property management and are in agreement to not disrupt their normal customer clientele traffic and that is why we offer appointments Thursday Friday and Saturday all three days of which we could accommodate up to 9 PM. Please reach out to Prior to Auction with any questions or concerns and or to schedule your appointment in advance items will not be held/stored post auction general pick up on Sunday.

** Note: The pick up for Milford Mid Century Mayham is traditionally in the evening however we have decided to change it to the morning due to the fact that The early setting sun poses a challenge during the winter months**

Seller Info
Clearing House Estate Sales
6983
Auction Manager

Shawn Miller | (203) 804-9634 | shawnie93@gmail.com

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Private Residence

Milford, CT 06460

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When to Pickup


Sunday, 2/20, 8:30 am to 10:30 am

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