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Winthrop, Clara Bowdoin print view role Collector dates 1876-1969 city Boston state MA sex F historical notes Clara Bowdoin Winthtrop was an art collector, philanthropist, and relative of John Kerry, a U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate. Winthrop was a world traveler, and is known to have visited India. While on a trip to Italy, Winthrop purchased an oil painting which was thought to be a reproduction of a work by Andrea del Sarto. In 1935, she donated the painting to the All Saints' Episcopal Church in West Newbury, Massachusetts. The painting hung over the choir stalls in an enormous gilt frame for several years until it was taken down and stored in a closet, and then in the rectory's attic. In 1999, it was discovered that the painting was not an imitation, but was The Madonna and Child by del Sarto. The painting was then sold at auction by Sotheby's for $1,102,500.; The Clara B. Winthrop Trust is named for her. decades of activity 1920-1930 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:29 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street Winthrop family papers,1537-1990 [bulk: 1620-1900]. see details... Boston Athenaeum Library of the Boston Athenæum Clara Bowdoin Winthrop Poems, 1919-1930. see details... «  back