Description:
Anglo/American School, Mid-19th Century
Portrait of a Brown and White Bull in a Stall
Signed and dated "B. Sands 1869" l.r.
Oil on canvas, 20 x 26 in., in a modern frame.
Condition: Relined, abrasions, and minor retouch.
Literature: Illustrated in Architectural Digest, June 2001, when this collection was featured.
Provenance: The Collection of Alvin and Annie Schlesinger.
Estimate $600-800
Stattered retouch in background and area bording the top of the
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