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Description:
R.W. Jenks (American, 19th Century)
Portrait of a Gentleman
Signed "By R.W. Jenks" in pencil below the image.
Watercolor on paper, dia. 2 3/4 in., in a gilt molded frame.
Condition: Toning.
Provenance: Oscar Poriss, West Hartford, Connecticut, January 13, 1983.
Provenance: The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art.
Estimate $150-250
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