Lot Essay
The present painting likely depicts a friendly card game between a Confederate and Union soldier. Fraternizing with the enemy during downtime was not uncommon during the Civil War.
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Property from The Westervelt Company
JULIAN SCOTT (1846-1901)
A Friendly Game
Details
JULIAN SCOTT (1846-1901)
A Friendly Game
signed and dated 'Julian Scott/1894' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.9 cm.)
Painted in 1894.
A Friendly Game
signed and dated 'Julian Scott/1894' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.9 cm.)
Painted in 1894.
Provenance
Robert M. Hicklin, Jr., Inc., Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1990.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1990.
Brought to you by
Tylee Abbott
Senior Vice President, Head of American Art