Deane, Lillian Reubena - portrait of Miliza Korjus
This is a large miniature portrait at 150 mm by 115 mm. It is vertically signed at the lower right "L Reubena Deane" for Lillian Reubena Deane (24 Sep 1880-24 Jun 1972) who was born and worked in...
View ArticleUnderwood, Ethel B - portrait of a lady with a dog
This miniature is signed at the lower right "E B Underwood 1904" for Ethel B Underwood who was born in Massachusetts in June 1874. It is very unusual in that the sitter has a dog on her knee. It is the...
View ArticleUnknown - portrait of United States Army officer
This miniature portrait is unsigned and is painted on porcelain. It has been included in the American 20C Gallery on stylistic grounds, as it was painted around 1900, although it will have been based...
View ArticleNicolet, Frank Lucien - portrait of Rodin with The Thinker
Update - This miniature portrait has been included only in the European section of the collection. However, as recent research has shown that that Frank Nicolet mainly worked in Canada, the entry is...
View ArticleWiltschek and unknown, portraits of Lillian Russell
These two miniatures were acquired together and are both believed to be portraits of the American actress Lillian Russell (1861-1922).She became one of the most famous actresses and singers of the late...
View ArticleEckardt, Otto E - Slade family miniature portraits
Parts of this group of miniature portraits were offered on Ebay, with some retained by the vendor and others sold to different buyers. Three were acquired for this collection, but the full group is...
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