SEATED MAN WEARING A BOWLER HAT

Executed in New England, 19th century.

Collection of George E. Schoellkopf Gallery, New York;
Barry Cohen Collection, New York;
Marvel Collection, New York;
Collection of Frank Maresca, New York;
Ricco Maresca, New York

Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn Museum of Art, March 6 - May 31, 1976;
Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, July 4 - August 29, 1976

Frank Maresca and Roger Ricco, American Vernacular (Boston: Bulfinch Press, Little, Brown and Company, 2002), p. 139, full page illustration;
Herbert Hemphill, Jr. and Julia Weissman, Folk Sculpture USA (New York: The Brooklyn Museum of Art, 1976), illustration p. 26

Losses to paint and missing the left arm below elbow consistent with wear and use. Old losses – right hand, right foot, left arm, divet in the lap. All of these losses have existed prior to the piece being known, published or exhibited. Overall condition is very good. When the head turns, the right arm raises.
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