ELLEN BERNARD THOMPSON PYLE (1876-1936) - photo 1
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ELLEN BERNARD THOMPSON PYLE (1876-1936)

Lot 92
16.04.2026 00:00UTC +01:00
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ID 1561454
Lot 92 | ELLEN BERNARD THOMPSON PYLE (1876-1936)
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 25 000
ELLEN BERNARD THOMPSON PYLE (1876-1936)
Trick-or-Treat
signed 'E. Pyle' (lower right)—signed again (upper right)
oil on board
26 ¾ x 19 ¾ in. (67.9 x 50.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1930.




Provenance

The artist.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pyle Smith, by descent from the above.
The Illustrated Gallery, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2014.



Literature

The Saturday Evening Post, October 25, 1930, cover illustration.
J. Goodman, "Happy Halloween," The Saturday Evening Post Weekly Newsletter, October 21, 2015, illustrated.



Exhibited

Wilmington, Delaware, Delaware Art Museum, Illustrating Her World: Ellen B.T. Pyle, August 1, 2009-January 3, 2010, p. 37, illustrated.



Further details

The present work is accompanied by a copy of the October 25, 1930 edition of The Saturday Evening Post.
Applied technique:Oil on panel
Category:Illustrations
Auction house category:Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings
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