American School, 19th Century Portrait of an American Bark.

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American School, 19th Century

Portrait of an American Bark. Indistinctly signed and dated "1853," l.l. Watercolor and gouache on paper, depicting the three-masted vessel in coastal waters with distant vessels and lighthouses, sight size 19 1/2 x 27 3/4 in., in a molded wood frame. Condition: Toning, tears u.l., and c.r., scattered paint losses and stains, not examined out of frame.
Estimate $400-600

possibly the work of Dutch painter D. A. Teupken Jr. (1828-1859)

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