August Americana
Description:
American School, 19th Century
Four Portraits of Members of the Henry Carter Family
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, the neatly dressed dark-haired family all shown bust length and on varied backgrounds, each 30 x 25, the children 24 1/2 x 19 1/4 in.
Condition: Areas of inpainting primarily to background.
Provenance: The Collection of Enid and Alexander Fisher, Roxbury, Connecticut.
Estimate $2,000-4,000
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Stephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
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