Country Americana
Description:
American School, 19th Century
Portrait of a Mother and Child. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 29 x 23 5/8 in., unframed. Condition: Canvas laid down onto Masonite panel, scattered retouch to figures and background.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Parts of child's face has been repainted, scattered spots to women''s cheeks chin, neck, and hands, retouch to c.l. background, and areas around edges.
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