Hester Prynne, The Scarlett Letter

Date: circa1908

Dimensions: Height: 30.48 cm ( 12 in.), Width: 33.02 cm (13 in.)

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 Letter / published by the Grolier Club’ and ‘75.00 net / OE 55’ and ‘by / F.W. Millet’ and ’16×15′ and ’18 / A’.

Exhibitions

Provenance:Shown as sold to Private Owner by David Smernoff Fine and Contemporary Art, for $3,200. Date not listed.

Provenance

Shown as sold to Private Owner by David Smernoff Fine and Contemporary Art, for $3,200. Date not listed.

Literature

Publications:1908, Grolier Club, NY, illustration of Hester Prynne for Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, a limited edition publication