Attributed to Eunice Pinney (1770–1849)

Goddess Cybele
Unsigned, ca. 1810-1820
13” x 13”, 18 ¼” x 18 ¼” (frame)
Watercolor and ink on paper.
Over-all in fine condition with uniform toning and some staining at top center, colors remain vibrant.
Provenance: Gene Pratt, Victor, New York; Private Collection.
Depicting a crowned female driving a chariot pulled by a pair of lions, Goddess Cybele is holding a cornucopia filled with flowers in one hand and a cluster of grapes in the other. This work closely resembles an English engraving (see image).
When studying the works known and attributed to Eunice Pinney, there are common subject matters and stylistic features, including the rendering of figures and faces, which help identity her work. She was known to have incorporated allegorical subjects within her surviving body of work, often depicting her subjects in 18th century fashions. Her compositions may have been inspired by English engravings, including Couple and a Casualty, ca. 1815, in the collection of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia.

Price: $8,500