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Attributed to Mary E. Yorke

Creator: Mary E. Yorke (Attributed)
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Portrait of the Sloop Yacht "Defyer" Sailing in New York Bay.
Unsigned, New York, late 19th c.
20 1/2" x 24"

Provenance: By family descent of John Hohorst, a sailmaker in Brooklyn, New York, who owned the yacht jointly with his brother Louis, a shipyard worker. (a small account book accompanies this piece).

Mary E. Yorke was the widow of artist William G. Yorke with whom she collaborated with. She lived across the street from the Hohorsts, who worked on Van Brunt Street in Brooklyn. Mary painted two portraits of the "Defyer" for the Hohorst brothers, of which this is one.

More Information

Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Oil on canvas, orignal carved gilt and gesso shadow-box frame.
Condition:	Excellent.
Creation Date:	Late 19th c.
Styles / Movements:	Other
Dealer Reference #:	WoA-AMP-OC 475
Incollect Reference #:	106970

Dimensions

W.	24 in;	H.	20.5 in;
W.	60.96 cm;	H.	52.07 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.