American School, 19th Century Newspaper Boy Seated by a Water Trough

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American School, 19th Century

Newspaper Boy Seated by a Water Trough
Unsigned on the recto, inscribed "SH Crone" on the reverse, incised "S.H. CRONE" on the back of the frame.
Oil on academy board, 18 x 12 5/8 in. (45.5 x 32.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Retouch, slight bowing to the support.

Provenance: A Virginia collection.

N.B. The inscription on the reverse and on the back of the frame points to the artist Samuel Hester Crone (American, 1858-1913),however current scholarship does not support an attribution to him.
Estimate $2,000-3,000


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