April 5, 2023 Online Catalog

135 - ANTIQUE SIGNED NUDE PENCIL SKETCH ON PAPER 4

Antique pencil / charcoal sketch on paper, depicting a nude seated female. Signed [Elvira] "Tuoti" and dated "Jan. 27, 1920" in pencil. Our research determined that Elvira J A Tuoti was born in New York, New York on Sep. 14th 1896 to Michele (Michael) Tuoti and Pauline Tornay. She had 1 child (American astronomer, Emilia Pauline Pisani [Lee] Belserene) and passed away on Feb. 23rd 1986 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. Work measures 29-1/2" H x 18-1/2" W. Frame measures 35-1/2" H x 30-1/2" W x 1-1/2" D.

Pre-sale estimate $50 - 150