American School, Mid-19th Century Portrait of the Paddlewheel Steamer Ansonia

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American School, Mid-19th Century

Portrait of the Paddlewheel Steamer Ansonia. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, the vessel sailing left to right, flying an American flag off the stern, identified on the wheel and on a pennant, the decks crowded with patrons, 24 x 32 in., in a molded giltwood frame. Condition: Minor spot of loss in sailing vessel to right.

Note: A period newspaper page affixed to the reverse contains a timetable for the Ansonia between New York City and Derby, Connecticut.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Three small puncture patches with corresponding retouch, few minor areas of retouch in the sky, and a few areas of retouch in the water near the edge of the frame. Craquelure with minor paint loss near stern of ship.


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