I'm so excited! I set up some alerts on eBay, and a few weeks ago, this turned up:
It's a framed watercolor painting of Little Miss Muffet done by my great aunt, Margaret Anna "Gretchen" Reis Pape (1886-1947)! Here is an enlargement of her signature:
It reads, "Little Miss Muffett [sic] - by Gretchen Reis Pape and framed by Lee John Pape." Lee is Aunt Gret's husband, my great uncle Leo "Lee" John Pape (1893-1979).
Of course I will be hanging this up in my house, along with the now-framed drawing by my architect first cousin twice removed, Ewald Theodore Pape (1894-1976).
© Amanda Pape - 2017 - click here to e-mail me.
It's a framed watercolor painting of Little Miss Muffet done by my great aunt, Margaret Anna "Gretchen" Reis Pape (1886-1947)! Here is an enlargement of her signature:
Even better, when you turn the painting over, you find this written on the backing paper:
It reads, "Little Miss Muffett [sic] - by Gretchen Reis Pape and framed by Lee John Pape." Lee is Aunt Gret's husband, my great uncle Leo "Lee" John Pape (1893-1979).
Of course I will be hanging this up in my house, along with the now-framed drawing by my architect first cousin twice removed, Ewald Theodore Pape (1894-1976).
© Amanda Pape - 2017 - click here to e-mail me.
That is so awesome!
ReplyDeleteI know! Thanks for commenting, Tracy!
DeleteThis is an absolutely wonderful painting. I am so excited to see how many you have been able to uncover since your first post about her 6 or so years ago. We can see her progress as a painter especially in the whimsical faces over the years of those we know. I am really glad you were able to get it in your collection. Congrats...who knew? I hope some more crop up !
DeleteAwin, I hope so too! Thanks for commenting!
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