J.G.O. Becker, 19th Century

Estimate

12,000 - 25,000 USD

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Description

J.G.O. Becker, 19th Century
A Summer View of the Vineyards and Farms of Vine Valley, New York, 1888
oil on canvas
16 1/2 by 24 1/2 in.
(41.9 by 62.2 cm)

in what appears to be the original stretchers and frame. Signed and dated J.G.O. Becker, 1888, l.r.

Catalogue Note

Vine Valley, New York is located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State on the west shore of Lake Canandaigua. The current painting shows the busy hamlet where farmers work in the vineyards, ladies stroll, children play with toys, dog chases cat, steam boats ply the lake in the background. There is even a depiction of Abner Doubleday's newly invented game of baseball taking place in the center right.

The painting is indistinctly signed and dated J.G. O. Becker (?), 1888, l.r.