Hester Prynne, The Scarlett [sic] Letter
Date: circa1908
Dimensions: Height: 30.48 cm ( 12 in.), Width: 33.02 cm (13 in.)
Medium: Painting – oil on canvas on board
Owner/Location: Private Owner
Description
This painting was created by Millet as an illustration of Hester Prynne for Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, a limited edition publication (1908, Grolier Club, NY).
Signed on verso : ‘Hester Prynne made for au / Mitial Letters to The Scarlett [sic] Letter / published by the Grolier Club’ and ‘75.00 net / [line] OE 55’ and ‘by / F.W. Millet’ and ’16×15′ and ’18 / A’.
Exhibitions / Provenance
Exhibitions:
Provenance:
Shown as sold to Private Owner by David Smernoff Fine and Contemporary Art, for $3,200. Date not listed.
Research / Publications
Research:
Publications:
1908, Grolier Club, NY, illustration of Hester Prynne for Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, a limited edition publication