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| x | 8. | Maxfield Parrish | 1870-1966 | x | |||||||
| x | Seated woman wearing toga, holding her right knee. | x | |||||||||
| x | Contentment Preliminary study for a calendar, Edison Electric Mazda Lamps, 1928; Cut paper and pencil, 13 x 7.75", not signed | x | |||||||||
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| x | The original mount also bears numbers: P-65-886/12 and also 73x-6. Note that this figure is the mirror image of the finish with the opposite leg raised up. The attitude of the head reveals this pose to relate to Contentment, but it is an early stage of fine-tuning the pose. Literature - Coy Ludwig, Maxfield Parrish(): the finished work is listed as item #274. Also, The Collectible Maxfield Parrish by William Holland and Douglas Congdon Martin published by Schiffer 1993, page 156. Provenance - The Haggin Museum Stockton, Calif. Donated by Maxfield Parrish in 1958, with accession #1958.15.49. De-accessioned in 2006. | x | |||||||||
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| x | Condition - Very good to fine overall: paper treated for de-acidification and glue removal in 2007 by MH Art Conservation; mounted archivally. | x | |||||||||
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