Description:
John La Farge (American, 1835-1910)
A Quiet Reverie
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 9 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (25.0 x 30.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, small paint loss to u.r. corner, craquelure, varnish discoloration, surface grime.
Exhibitions: Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, Connecticut, American Romantic Paintings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Collection of Lee B. Anderson, February 26-March 26, 1961, as cat. no. 50 under the title Alone with God.
Estimate $8,000-12,000
Stretcher with fragmentary faded label with probable printed reference to Boston, Mass. U.S.A. printed at the top.
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