Estimate: $500 - $800
Price Realized: $813 Includes buyer's premium
the sitter was a socialite, philanthropist, active in Italian War Relief charities, and close friend to Tozzi, member of rich and powerful Drake University family
oil on canvas
48 1/2 x 34 inches
frame with Drake family monogram
with Florentine export stamps on stretchers
from the collection of Piero Tozzi's late son, Romano Tozzi of New York, currently owned by Romano's surviving partner Robert Heller
overall good condition, with stretcher impressions particularly to right edge, gentle frame abrasions, some scattered areas of stress cracks, and minor losses, would benefit from cleaning
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frame dimensions: 61 x 47 x 4 1/2 inches, gilt wood frame
