Ammi Phillips (American, 1788-1865) Portrait of a Ginger-haired Young Man.

Description:

Ammi Phillips (American, 1788-1865)

Portrait of a Ginger-haired Young Man. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 30 1/2 x 20 1/4 in., in a period molded and black-painted wood frame. Condition: Good, minor stable craquelure, very minor retouch.
Estimate $15,000-25,000

Sparse small spots of retouch on figures forehead, 1 1/4 in. line to the right of head u.r., a few spots retouched to background. Nothing inscribed on the back of the canvas.


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