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Description:
Amos M. Holbrook (American, act. 1830-1831)
Portrait of Abigail Rumrill, East Brookfield, Massachusetts
Signed "A.M. Holbrook del. 1831" in pencil along the bust line.
Watercolor and pencil on paper, 4 x 3 in., in a molded giltwood frame.
Condition: Minor toning.
Provenance: John Sideli Art & Antiques, North Egremont, Massachusetts, September 21, 1997.
Provenance: The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art.
Estimate $500-700
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Amos M. Holbrook, Sybil Kern, Abigail Rumrill, North Egremont, East BrookfieldStephen L. Fletcher
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