De luxe illustrated catalogue of early American portraits : collected by Mr. Thomas B. Clarke. To be sold at unrestricted public sale by direction the owner ... on the evening of Jan. 7th, 1919. The sale will be conducted by Mr. Thomas E. Kirby of the American Art Association
A 1919 auction catalogue published in New York by the American Art Association for the sale of Thomas B. Clarke's collection of early American portraits, aimed at dealers and collectors. The four pictures are halftone reproductions of 18th and early 19th century American portrait paintings of men in dark coats, shown as head-and-shoulder studies against plain or lightly landscaped backgrounds. A designer could draw on their warm sepia tones, restrained formal poses, and period dress for vintage or heritage palettes.
