American School, 19th Century Barnyard Scene

Description:

American School, 19th Century

Barnyard Scene
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 1/4 in., in a decorated frame.
Condition: Small patch in pig at l.c.

Provenance: Acquired from Letitia Souza Antiques, Cumberland, Rhode Island, November 22, 1977.

Exhibitions: Reflections of 19th Century America: Folk Art from the Collection of Sybil B. and Arthur B. Kern, Museum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, Massachusetts, September 19, 1979-June 15, 1980.
Provenance: The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art.
Estimate $400-600

There are small areas of retouch in the sky, retouch on the hind legs of the spotted pig in the center, and an approx. 2 in. area along the left edge jut to the left of the cow; frame with chips to gesso.


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