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Leon Kroll (American, 1884-1975)
Jamaican Woman
Signed “Leon Kroll” l.r., identified on a
presentation plaque.
Oil on canvas, 19 1/2 x 15 in. (49.5 x 38.0
cm), framed.
Condition: Lined, surface grime.
N.B. An accompanying letter from Mrs. David
B. Lawall, dated Dec. 14, 1979, describes
the work at hand as number 612 in the Kroll
inventory. Mrs. Lawall gives the inventory title
as “Girl with Flowers (Oranges),” although she
goes on to state that this may not have been
the original title. She also suggests that the
work was done between 1917 and 1922, the
dates of a similar Kroll work titled “The Lemon
Tree.”
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