August Americana
Description:
School of George Henry Durrie (Connecticut, 1820-1863)
Winter Landscape with Cottage, Figures, and Logging. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in., in a period ornate gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Relined, stable craquelure, scattered retouch.
Provenance: Reportedly purchased at Sotheby's, New York, October 24, 1986.
Note: This painting is similar in composition to the work titled Winter Farmyard by George H. Durrie.
Estimate $2,500-3,500
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