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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 12, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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James R. Osborne (Portland, Maine, fl. 1827-1832) Farmers Arms

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$9,840$8,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3121MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 12, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

James R. Osborne (Portland, Maine, fl. 1827-1832)

Farmers Arms
Signed and dated "J. Osborne, 1831" l.r., inscribed "Ebenr Libby/1831" on the back panel, titled l.c.
Watercolor and ink on paper, 8 3/4 x 7 1/4 in., in a black-painted molded frame.
Condition: Very minor toning.

Provenance: David Schorsch, New York, June 21, 1993.

Literature: Arthur and Sybil Kern, "James Osborne, Maine Folk Painter," Folk Art, Summer 1994, p. 49.
The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art
Estimate $2,000-4,000


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Keywords

James R. Osborne, David Schorsch, Arthur Kern, Sybil Kern, Portland