Mary Mel...(?) [illegible]. Old love letters. Two graphite drawings on two sheets. Late XIX C.
Mary Mel...(?) [illegible]. Old love letters. Two graphite drawings on two sheets. Late XIX C.
Mary Mel...(?) [illegible]. Old love letters. Two graphite drawings on two sheets. Late XIX C.
Mary Mel...(?) [illegible]. Old love letters. Two graphite drawings on two sheets. Late XIX C.
Mary Mel...(?) [illegible]. Old love letters. Two graphite drawings on two sheets. Late XIX C.
Mary Mel...(?) [illegible]. Old love letters. Two graphite drawings on two sheets. Late XIX C.
Mary Mel...(?) [illegible]. Old love letters. Two graphite drawings on two sheets. Late XIX C.
Mary Mel...(?) [illegible]. Old love letters. Two graphite drawings on two sheets. Late XIX C.
Mary Mel...(?) [illegible]. Old love letters. Two graphite drawings on two sheets. Late XIX C.
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Artist: One is signed Mary Mel...(?) [illegible]. Another, by the same hand, on the same paper, unsigned.
Titles: Memories. Woman reading a letter. Woman burning letters in the fireplace.
Dimensions: Sheets 12 1/2" x 18 3/4"; 15" x 12 1/2".
Date: Late XIX C.
Materials and Techniques: Graphite drawings on laid paper.
Watermark: MBM.
Provenance:  The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XIX C.
Notes:
- Study of an elegant woman sitting on the floor in front of an open chest and reading an old letter.
- Study of an elegant woman sitting on the floor in front of a burning fireplace. She stretched out her hands to the fire; envelopes and letters lay on the floor next to her.