Portrait of the Sloop Yacht Defyer Sailing in New York Bay

Attributed to Mary E. Yorke

New York, late 19th century.
Unsigned

Oil on canvas, original carved gilt and gesso shadow-box frame
20 1/2″ x 24″

Condition: Excellent condition

Provenance: By family descent of John Hohorst, a sailmaker in Brooklyn, New York, who owned the yacht jointly with his brother Louis, a shipyard worker (a small account book accompanies this piece).

Mary E. Yorke was the widow of artist William G. Yorke with whom she collaborated with. She lived across the street from the Hohorsts, who worked on Van Brunt Street in Brooklyn. Mary painted two portraits of the “Defyer” for the Hohorst brothers, of which this is one.