Description: Up for sale is this very interesting American oil on canvas painting. Dating circa 1880 the frame is period and was manufactured in Philadelphia. Note paper label still attached. Depicts a mother and child walking through the snow to reach a home in the distance. The woman is carring a bundle of kindling on her back. Two lights shine from the home in the distance leading the way. Painting is unsigned as is often the case with folk art. Interesting to think that this scene would have been typical for the time: one’s ability to stay warm through the winter was directly dependant on your ability to bring in enough wood to keep from freezing. Please see all pics for details. Antique c1880 American Folk Art Oil PaintingMother & ChildWinter Snow Scene. If this will be an issue for you please let us know. Up for sale is this very interesting American oil on canvas painting. Dimension: With frame painting measures 18″ X 14″. Frame is in good to very good condition with original gesso and gilding in place. There is a small patch to the canvas with subsequent in-paininting (in the area of the road before the home). Please see all pictures for details. Out customers are very important to us. With this in mind we strive to represent every item we sell accurately with photos and a detailed written description. We understand that seeing and reading about an item on the internet is never quite the same as being able to examine the item in person. Please keep us in mind. We are always looking for antiques as well as interesting and unusual things to list. Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting. Create your brand with Auctiva’s. Attention Sellers – Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “Antique c1880 American Folk Art Oil PaintingMother & ChildWinter Snow Scene” is in sale since Saturday, July 25, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Primitives”. The seller is “mkhda7″ and is located in Ellendale, Delaware. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Region of Origin: US, Non-specific region
- Style: Folk Art
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Date of Creation: 1800-1899
- Type: Oil Painting