WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES. (Illinois/Washington, D.C., 1846-1933). A BLACK YOUTH, signed lower left. Watercolor
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- Framed, 4 ¾ in. x 3 ¾ in.; Frame: 9 5/8 in. x 8 in.. Estimate $2,000-5,000
In a frame handmade and gilded by Holmes.
Provenance: Estate of August Herman Olson Rolle.
This study was exhibited as "A Black Youth." No. 126 in "The Capital Image: Painters in Washington, 1800-1915)," an exhibition held at the National Museum of American Art (1983-1984). See labels on verso. Portrait study of a somber, dignified young African American male youth, executed c. 1928
On verso, inscribed by Holmes: "To A.H.O. Rolle with Holiday Greetings from W. H. Holmes-'He is black but that is no matter.' 1928. (Emphasis added)."
