LILLA CABOT PERRY (American, 1848-1933)
woman wearing kimono, seated on tatami mat
sgn. l.r. Lilla Cabot Perry, Tokyo, o/c (relined), 39.5 by 30 in., gilt frame
labels on reverse: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc.; NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
Lilla Cabot Perry was born in Boston to an elite Brahmin family. In 1898-1910 she and her family lived in Japan, her husband having acquired a teaching position. Her work was shown in a one-woman exhibit in Tokyo, and she became an honorary member of the Nippon Bijutsu-In Art Association. Earlier, from 1889-1909, she spent nine summers painting in Giverny, France and developed a close friendship with Claude Monet. Her first solo exhibition was at the St. Botolph Club in Boston in 1897.
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Realized: $8,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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