American School, 19th Century Portrait of Two Children and Their Dog

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American School, 19th Century

Portrait of Two Children and Their Dog. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, one child shoeless, in a white gown, seated holding a piece of fruit and a flower, the other dressed in green, on one knee with his arms around a dog wearing a collar with a tag reading "A. REDMAN," 36 x 29 in., in a modern giltwood frame. Condition: Retouch to background and in small areas and spots elsewhere.

Note: The canvas with preparer's stencil reading: "EDwd DESHAUX/NEW.YORK."
Estimate $400-600


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