Sterne, Maurice. PORTRAIT - SEATED GIRL WITH HAT. Etching, 1898. Signed in pencil, lower right, and inscribed "First Baldwin Prize/Nat. Academy of Design/1898," lower left, and further inscribed, upper left "To Margaret." Edition, if any, not known. 14 7/8 X 8 3/4 inches, plus margins. Sterne studied with Thomas Eakins and Alfred Maurer at the National Academy of Design from 1894-1899. The Albert Baldwin Prize is for the best etching in show at the Academy; it is still awarded annually, this etching by Sterne was apparently the first work selected to receive it. In excellent condition.
