Portrait – Lulu M. Lufkin and Florence M. Lufkin
Signed lower left: Lufkin
Description
Portrait – Lulu M. Lufkin and Florence M. Lufkin offers an intimate glimpse into the family circle of Boston School painter Lee Lufkin Kaula. The sitters are Lulu Moulton Lufkin, the artist’s sister-in-law, and Florence Melissa Lufkin, her niece, making the work both a portrait and a record of cherished familial relationships. Throughout her career, Kaula was celebrated for her sensitive handling of figure subjects and portraits, works praised for their strong draughtsmanship, harmonious color, and engaging character. Trained in New York and Paris before establishing herself in Boston’s renowned Fenway Studios, Kaula became an active participant in the city’s vibrant artistic community and a respected member of the circle of women artists exhibiting throughout the United States. This portrait reflects the warmth, refinement, and careful observation that distinguish her finest figure paintings, revealing her ability to combine technical skill with a deeply personal sense of atmosphere.
Provenance
By descent through the family of the sitters, Portland, Maine, to 1999
With Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts, inventory no. 32994, August 1999
To Private Collection, Boston, Massachusetts, March 2005 to present
Inscriptions
- (on backing, in pen): Lulu Moulton Lufkin / + / Florence Melissa Lufkin / Painted by / Lee Lufkin
- (on backing, in pen): Mrs. EC Lufkin
Labels
1). Previous Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts, inventory no. 32994
2). Rockport Art Association exhibition label (see ‘Exhibition History’)
Exhibitions
1). “Strokes of Genius” Rockport Art Association, Rockport, Massachusetts, October 10-November 14, 2015
Literature
Condition
Good. Unlined. Minor inpaint visible under UV light.
Frame Details
Description
Portrait – Lulu M. Lufkin and Florence M. Lufkin offers an intimate glimpse into the family circle of Boston School painter Lee Lufkin Kaula. The sitters are Lulu Moulton Lufkin, the artist’s sister-in-law, and Florence Melissa Lufkin, her niece, making the work both a portrait and a record of cherished familial relationships. Throughout her career, Kaula was celebrated for her sensitive handling of figure subjects and portraits, works praised for their strong draughtsmanship, harmonious color, and engaging character. Trained in New York and Paris before establishing herself in Boston’s renowned Fenway Studios, Kaula became an active participant in the city’s vibrant artistic community and a respected member of the circle of women artists exhibiting throughout the United States. This portrait reflects the warmth, refinement, and careful observation that distinguish her finest figure paintings, revealing her ability to combine technical skill with a deeply personal sense of atmosphere.
Provenance
By descent through the family of the sitters, Portland, Maine, to 1999
With Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts, inventory no. 32994, August 1999
To Private Collection, Boston, Massachusetts, March 2005 to present
Inscriptions
- (on backing, in pen): Lulu Moulton Lufkin / + / Florence Melissa Lufkin / Painted by / Lee Lufkin
- (on backing, in pen): Mrs. EC Lufkin
Labels
1). Previous Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts, inventory no. 32994
2). Rockport Art Association exhibition label (see ‘Exhibition History’)
Exhibitions
1). “Strokes of Genius” Rockport Art Association, Rockport, Massachusetts, October 10-November 14, 2015
Literature
Condition
Good. Unlined. Minor inpaint visible under UV light.
