Family portraits consigned by descent include Mary Jane Peale depiction of an enslaved woman
An early work by Mary Jane Peale (1827-1902), a member of the famed family of American artists, hammered for $275,000 (£204,000) against a guide of $5000-8000 at Doyle (27% buyer’s premium).
The key was subject matter. Portrait of Phillis, an 1849 oil on paper laid to canvas, depicts an ens…