Lot 70
Wyant, Alexander Helwig. Autograph Letter Signed "Aleck," 1 ½" (front and back of 1 sheet) (New York), n.y. Feb. 9. Fine. To Miss Arabella Locke, his future wife, about his health and how wonderful she is. He closes, "Your faithful lover." With six other items: transmittal envelope; carte de visite of Arabella Locke; an 1894 2pp letter to Mrs. Wyant (as a widow) from S.G. Perry, stating that Wyant was "one of the greatest painters of this age" and enclosing a poem he wrote about Wyant's paintings; two 1891 letters from the secretary of the American Water Color Society regarding Wyant’s having won a prize of $300 for "most meritorious picture" for his painting "An Afternoon Ramble." (7 items).
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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