American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Girl with a Straw Hat Filled with Flowers,

Description:

American School, 19th Century

Portrait of a Girl with a Straw Hat Filled with Flowers, c. 1840. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 1/4 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Relined, retouch, minor paint loss c.l.
Estimate $600-800

The portrait has been restored, with much retouch to the subject filling areas of craquelure, and much of background.


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