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Seymour Franks, The Matriarch, c. 1947, gouache on paper© Wright — view on Wright website ↗

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The Matriarch

Seymour Franks (American, 1916–1981) · c. 1947

$489 price realized incl. premium

≈ £337≈ €560

Hammer $425 · with buyer’s premium $489

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Medium
Gouache · Works on paper all gouache results →
As published: “gouache on paper”
Support
Paper
Category
Gouaches
Dimensions
25 h x 32 w in (63 x 81 cm)
Auction house
Wright
Sale
The American Scene: Art of the 1930s and 1940s (auctions/2000/12/the-american-scene-art-of-the-1930s-and-1940s)
Date
December 3, 2000
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Lot
193
Estimate
$600 – — (≈ £413) (≈ €687)
Source
Auction house wright20.com ↗
Retrieved Oct 3, 2026

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