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Oil On Canvas Portrait Of A Young Woman By Ernest Lee Major

Creator: Ernest Lee Major
Offered by: David Neligan Antiques

Description
Oil On Canvas Portrait Of A Young Woman By Ernest Lee Major depicting an attractive young girl standing holding a book. Boston artist Major studied at the Corcoran Gallery Of Art and the Art Student League of New York where he studied with William Merritt Chase. He won a Panama-Pacific International Exposition award. A Harper Hargarten Prize winner he traveled to Europe and studied. Taught at the Cowles School and taught at the Mass Normal Art School. 1908 he moved to Fenway Studios where he taught and painted. In a carved and gilded frame. Unsigned on painting but has paper label with artist name and address and original selling price. MFA Boston has works by this artist.

Dimensions
Height: 28 in. (71.12 cm)Width: 24 in. (60.96 cm)Depth: 2.5 in. (6.35 cm)

More Information

Documentation:	Ample Provenance
Period:	1900-1919
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	426301

Dimensions

W.	24 in;	H.	28 in;	D.	2.5 in;
W.	60.96 cm;	H.	71.12 cm;	D.	6.35 cm;

Message from Seller:

David Neligan Antiques, located in Essex, Massachusetts, offers a large inventory of period English and Continental furniture and decorative arts. With over 35 years of experience and a background in both appraisal and auctioneering, David is a trusted expert in the field; contact him at 978.768.3910 or via email at david@davidneliganantiques.com.

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