Description:
Jane A. Davis (Connecticut/Rhode Island, 1821-1855)
Portrait of a Man of Norwich, Connecticut
Unsigned.
Watercolor and pencil on paper, 5 5/8 x 4 1/8 in., in a mahogany veneer frame.
Condition: Minor toning, not examined out of frame.
Provenance: Marna Anderson, October 26, 1984.
Literature: Frederick Fairchild, "Three New England Miniatures," Antiques Magazine, December 1923.
Note: Near the lower left corner of the image is a small red fingerprint that is suggested to be that of Jane A. Davis, as the sitter is holding a red book.
Provenance: The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art.
Estimate $2,000-4,000
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