Signed lower right: Pyle

Virginia Simmons du Pont, Wilmington, Delaware; Private collection, by descent from the above, 1984; Sotheby's, New York, March 17, 2022, lot 410; Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Howard Pyle (American, 1853-1911) Go Madame, and Leave the Prodigal Among His Husks, Harper's Magazine interior, November 1908 Oil on canvas 24 x 16-1/4 inches (61.0 x 41.3 cm) Signed lower right: Pyle Inscribed indistinctly on the reverse PROVENANCE: Virginia Simmons du Pont, Wilmington, Delaware; Private collection, by descent from the above, 1984; Sotheby's, New York, March 17, 2022, lot 410; Acquired by the present owner from the above. LITERATURE: J.B. Cabell, "The Ultimate Master," Harper's magazine, November 1908, illustrated; P.P. Davis, Howard Pyle His Life -- His Work, Vol. II, New Castle, Delaware, 2004, p. 465, no. MBPI1035, illustrated. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

Unlined canvas. Minor surface soiling. Scattered abrasions along the extreme edges with accompanying losses, not visible in raking light. Faint hairline craquelure throughout. Small 1/4 inch repair right of the center figure's shoulder, and two 1-inch lines of inpaint in the background between the figures. Small 1 inch area of retouching in the lower right corner. Framed Dimensions 29 X 21.5 Inches