Artist/Maker
Albert Abendschein
(1859-1914)
Depicted
Margaret Wolfe Kane
(American, 1861 – 1940)
Mrs. Grenville Kane (1861-1940)
ca. 1900
Watercolor on ivory
Overall: 3 5/8 × 2 7/8 in. (9.2 × 7.3 cm)
Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié
1905.124
Margaret Adelaide Wolfe was born in New York, the daughter of John Wolfe, the noted art collector. She married Grenville Kane in 1881. Mrs. Kane was a director of the New York School of Applied Design for Women, and was on the national board of the Camp Fire Girls.
SignedSigned lower right: " ‘ABEND’ / 56 "
Markingslabel on back reads: "Mrs. Grenville Kane"
ClassificationsMINIATURES
Collections
- Peter Marié's "Beauties of New York Society"
