Isaac Sheffield (American, 1798-1845) Portrait of Mary Ann Wheeler, 1835 Oil on panel 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm) Signed, dated, and inscribed on the reverse: Isaac Sheffield Pinxt March 1835 PROVENANCE: Marion Clarke, a descendant of the sitter, circa 1963; The Beckwith Jordan family, relatives of the sitter's family; George Considine Antiques, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts; Mr. and Mrs. William E. Wiltshire, III, Richmond, Virginia; Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, April 30, 1981, lot 32; Mr. and Mrs. Max R. Zaitz, Princeton, New Jersey; Christie's, New York, 22 January 2016, lot 200; Private collection. EXHIBITED: The Virginia Museum, Richmond, Virginia, and elsewhere, "American Folk Painting: Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Wiltshire III," November 29, 1977- January 8, 1978; The Museum of American Folk Art, New York, "Cross Currents: Faces, Figureheads and Scrimshaw Fancies," June 26 -September 2, 1984. LITERATURE: E.D.Mayhew, "Isaac Sheffield, Connecticut Limner," The Magazine Antiques, November 1963, p. 589, fig. 1; R. Woodward, American Folk Painting: Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Wiltshire III, exhibition catalogue, Richmond, Virginia, 1977, p. 73, cat. no. 33; R. Woodward, "American Folk Painting, The Wiltshire Collection," The Magazine Antiques, September 1978, p. 563, pl. VIII; R. Bishop, Folk Painters of America, New York, 1979, p. 38, pl. 37; Frick Art Reference Library, no. 123-2 a. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved