Lot 5133
  • 5133

Attributed to Royall Brewster Smith (1801-1855)

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Attributed to Royall Brewster Smith
  • Portrait of a Young Girl and a Boy
  • oil on canvas
  • 47 3/4 by 34 3/4 in.

Exhibited

Gerald Kornblau, New York;
Samuel Herrup, Sheffield, Massachusetts;
Stephen Score, Boston, Massachusetts.

Condition

Lined, replaced stretcher, scattered inpainting (including a few very small spots on his face, a few larger spots on her face and neck, and line that runs parallel to his proper right arm. Antique, black-painted frame: 50 by 38 inches.
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Catalogue Note

The vibrantly painted basket appears to be a paint-decorated splint basket made by the indigenous peoples of the northeastern woodlands.