Winslow Homer (American / English 1836-1910), "Mending the Tears", 1888, etching on paper depicting two girls reweaving a fishing net, pencil signed to lower left and signed in plate to lower right, framed.



Provenance: Collection of Susan Levitt Barkoff, by descent from Dr. Irving Levitt, Michigan and New York.

Note: Ahlers & Ogletree is proud to present a selection of works from the collection of Ms. Susan Levitt Barkoff, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Irving Levitt of Detroit and New York. Dr. & Mrs. Levitt's estate was partially sold at Christie's New York with a selection of works descending to their three children. The Levitt's collection included works by Winslow Homer, William Merritt Chase, Theodore Robinson, John Frederick Peto, and others. During their lifetimes, the Levitts were associated with such organizations as the Detroit Institute of Arts, where Dr. Levitt served on the museum's collections committee and as first president of the Institute's "Friends of the American Wing"; and Kennedy Galleries in Manhattan where Dr. Levitt worked in the 1970's. Mrs. Levitt additionally helped develop the Detroit museum's Kresge Court.

Approximate dimensions: plate h. 17.375", w. 23.875"; paper h. 19.75";, w. 25.25; frame h. 24", w. 29", d. 1".

Examined out of frame, hinged at top edge, overall paper having flattened creasing -- not distracting, wear to corners, mat burn between plate mark and image, paper likely cleaned and flattened, no apparent foxing, tears, or holes.