Clarissa Barnes (Connecticut, 1819-1836) Martha Barnes Aged 96 Years and 6 Months

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Clarissa Barnes (Connecticut, 1819-1836)

Martha Barnes Aged 96 Years and 6 Months
Inscribed "Painted by her grand daughter Clarissa Barnes" on the backing board.
Watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper, 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 in., in a brown-painted molded frame.
Condition: Minor toning, not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Skinner, March 23, 1997, Lot 9.
The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art
Estimate $800-1,200

Please note it has been suggested that the painter of this portrait is Lucius Barnes (1819-1836)


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