Gilder Palmer Family Archive
Mother and Child — Helena with Marion
Helena de Kay Gilder — ca. 1876
- Artist: Helena de Kay Gilder
- Medium: Charcoal Pencil
- Date: ca. 1876
Price$7,000
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A tender charcoal pencil drawing capturing Helena De Kay Gilder with her first child, Marion, in an intimate and heartfelt moment. With graceful lines and soft tonal shading, Gilder conveys the profound emotional bond between mother and child — a timeless portrayal of maternal love in the post-Civil War era.
