Sad-Faced Mother and Child, (painting).

Sad-Faced Mother and Child, (painting).

Metcalf, Willard Leroy, 1858-1925, painter.

Sad-Faced Mother and Child, (painting).

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(Signed upper right) signed

Three quarter length portrait of Mrs. Magoure and her daughter. Mrs. Magoure is seated on a red sofa. She is embracing her daughter who stands on the sofa, on her proper left. They both wear light-colored dresses and Mrs. Magoure also wears a shawl. The little girl has shoulder-length blonde hair and wears a hair ribbon and shoes.

Portrait group -- Family -- Mother & Child

Portrait female -- Magoure, -- Knee length

Wallace, George M., Mrs., 8622 Blue Grass Lane, San Antonio, Texas 78239

The portrait was painted in Babylon, Long Island. It was not immediately accepted by Mrs. Magoure, and hung for a time in a New York gallery under the title "Sad-Faced Mother and Child."

Wallace, George M., Mrs., 1991.

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