Girl with Earring, c. 1943 oil on masonite 15 x 15in (38 x 38cm)
Sold for
US$ 102,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
Provenance: Collection of the Artist; Dr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Pepper, Berkeley, California; their daughter Elizabeth Pepper Wood; her son Stephen B. Wood; Property of a San Francisco California Collector
Note: Ellen Pepper inscribed the following on the reverse of the frame: "Bought by Ellen Pepper during World War II. I saw it one evening at his home for dinner. He said I would have to pay for it with a war bond so I bought an $80 war bond which would mature at $100."
We would like to thank Nancy Boas for her assistance with the catalog description.