Description:
John Robinson Tait (American, 1834-1909)
The Noon Day Ride
Signed and dated "J.R. Tait/18..." l.l.
Oil on canvas, 21 1/2 x 30 1/4 in. (54.5 x 77.0 cm),in a period frame.
Condition: Lined, minor retouch.
N.B. John Robinson Tait spent several years studying in Dusseldorf in the mid-to-late 1860s and journeyed to Germany again, this time to Munich, 1873-76. He is known as the poet-painter.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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