A PAIR OF AMERICAN FOLK PAINTINGS OF NEW YORK, CIRCA 1840
A PAIR OF AMERICAN FOLK PAINTINGS OF NEW YORK, CIRCA 1840
comprising a pair of early American folk paintings, each oil on canvas, each 25.5 x 35.5 cm (10 x 14 in), one inscribed Dutch Cottage in New York, 1679 lower right, another inscribed N.E. & S.E. Cor. S Broad St & Exchange Place lower right and 1797 lower center
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Joan R. Brownstein / American Folk Paintings, Massachusetts
LOT NOTES
The pair of paintings included in the present lot is based on 17th century prints of the Wall Street area called Exchange Place. The paintings, which are oil on canvas from S.N. Dodge Artist & Painter�s Supply Store in New York City, are Dutch in style, reflecting the earlier period of New York architecture. They are vibrantly colored and boldly drawn, resembling work by artists like Thomas Chambers in their dramatic aspect.
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A PAIR OF AMERICAN FOLK PAINTINGS OF NEW YORK, CIRCA 1840
comprising a pair of early American folk paintings, each oil on canvas, each 25.5 x 35.5 cm (10 x 14 in), one inscribed Dutch Cottage in New York, 1679 lower right, another inscribed N.E. & S.E. Cor. S Broad St & Exchange Place lower right and 1797 lower center
PROVENANCE
Joan R. Brownstein / American Folk Paintings, Massachusetts
LOT NOTES
The pair of paintings included in the present lot is based on 17th century prints of the Wall Street area called Exchange Place. The paintings, which are oil on canvas from S.N. Dodge Artist & Painter�s Supply Store in New York City, are Dutch in style, reflecting the earlier period of New York architecture. They are vibrantly colored and boldly drawn, resembling work by artists like Thomas Chambers in their dramatic aspect.
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