This wonderful American folk art half portrait of a lady dates to the early 19th century, circa 1830. The sitter is wearing traditional circa 1830 dress; we particularly like the pink, white and red neck ribbon. Early American folk artists would often use the same props in their paintings; in this painting the lady is sat on a dark wood chair with red cushioning and with one arm crossed horizontally. Beside her is a side table with a small porcelain globular vase filled with flowers. The painting is unsigned and housed in its attractive unglazed original frame. We have not opened this painting. Measuring: Frame 9 1/8 (23 cm) by 11 2/8 (28.5 cm). Aperture 5.5 (14 cm) by 7.75 (19.5 cm). Condition: This original oil painting is in good condition for its vast age with some evidence of old restoration. There is a small surface graze at the top of the sitters head. Next to this graze is a thumb size area of old restoration. There are a couple of minor surface scratches to the table cloth area. Above the table is an area of diagonal darkening to the painted surface. There is a small approximately 0.5 crack to the top layer of the board in the bottom right corner, this we believe is an area of previous restoration to her hand. The bottom edge of the gilt slip has a shallow 2 surface chip which has at some point in the past been touched up in gold. The rosewood veneer frame is in good, sound condition. The item “Early 19th Century American School Folk Art Portrait Oil On Board Naive” is in sale since Friday, January 06, 2017. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “thechapterhouse” and is located in DURSLEY. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Ireland, Germany, France.
- Subject: Portrait
- Medium: Oil
- Date of Creation: Antique (Pre-1900)
- Original/ Repro: Original
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Features: Framed
- Originality: Original