FRANK HECTOR TOMPKINS (American, 1847-1922). HESTER PRYNNE, signed lower right. Oil on canvas. In original 19th century ornate gold frame.
Click here to view supplemental information for this lot. . - Framed, 36 in. x 28 in. Estimate $10,000-20,000
(From Nathaniel Hawthorne's most famous novel, "The Scarlett Letter.") . On verso, titled and on stretcher a statement that the painting was exhibited at the National Academy of Design. Exhibited: "Hester Prynne" was exhibited at the annual National Academy of Design exhibition, 1881, as No. 616
