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2115
$3,258.75

AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th/20th Century) FOLK ART PORTRAIT OF A FAMILY IN INTERIOR.

Oil on canvas depicting a family from the late 19th century situated in their well appointed parlor. The scene tells a wonderful story of a suitor coming to call on the eldest daughter and includes the father standing by a table draped in red fabric with a crystal oil lamp and a family portrait on the wall behind him. Mother, wearing a bright yellow dress, is seated on a red upholstered sofa with a set of twins next to her, while the eldest daughter, dressed in a blue dress, is sitting at the opposite end of the sofa with a look of anticipation on her face. A young child wearing a green dress is playing at her feet on a needlepoint carpet and a young lad with a bird on a string stands near the door with the family dog watching as grandmother opens the door to welcome a suitor holding a bouquet of flowers. Housed in a carved giltwood frame. SIZE: 25″ x 30″. Overall: 32-1/2″ x 37-1/2″. PROVENANCE: The Estates of Faye G. Montell & Hayden Goldberg of Brooklyn, NY & Gardiner, ME. CONDITION: Good with minor shrinkage cracks, small patches on verso, inscribed on verso “Cleaned and revarnished, NYC 1938” and inscribed on stretcher “For Mr. Bartlett”. 49830-7 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 2115


Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antiques - Winter 2016
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