Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966)
Shepherd with Purple Robe
signed with initials 'M P' (lower right)--inscribed and dated 'Windsor: Vermont./April of 1899.' (on the reverse)
mixed media on paper laid down on board
12 3/8 x 9 ¾ in. (31.4 x 24.8 cm.)
Painted in 1899.
Provenance
American Illustrators Gallery, New York.
Literature
Scribner's Magazine, December 1899, cover illustration. C. Ludwig, Maxfield Parrish, New York, 1973, p. 211, no. 216 (as Shepherd with Sheep). L.S. Cutler, J.G. Cutler, Maxfield Parrish: A Retrospective, San Francisco, California, 1995, p. 39, illustrated. L.S. Cutler, J.G. Cutler, Parrish & Poetry: A Gift of Words and Art, San Francisco, California, 1995, p. 19, illustrated.
Descriptif du lot
We would like to thank Alma Gilbert-Smith for her assistance with cataloguing this lot.