Greenaway, Kate. ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR DRAWING BY KATE GREENAWAY OF THREE YOUNG GIRLS ICE SKATING. [No place]: [Publisher not identified], circa 1875. 5-3/16" x 4-1/8". Watercolor on board, mounted on another thin board with a newsprint backer. The image is of a rural scene in winter, with three little girls, all facing right, ice skating on a frozen pond or stream; the girl on the left wearing a fur-lined coat and a blue bonnet, the girl in the middle with long wavy blond hair, wearing a white fur-lined coat, a white fur hat, warming her hands in a white fur muff, the girl on the right wearing a red coat and hat that is secured with a length of red ribbon; signed with initials, "K.G." lower left; image with a few light scattered spots of foxing. The condition of the drawing is FINE (7/10).
Graded on a 10 point grading scale used for prints and original works of art as follows:
7/10 - Fine; Mild or moderate condition issues that attract the eye under gallery lighting conditions.
Provenance : The Private Collection of the late Thomas Schuster. # 001152