PORTRAIT OF A BOY IN BLUE

Details

AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)
PORTRAIT OF A BOY IN BLUE
oil on canvas
29 ¾ x 25 1⁄8 in.
Painted circa 1840

Provenance

Sotheby’s, New York, 29 January 1981, lot 9
David Pottinger, Goshen, Indiana
Steve Miller, New York
Acquired from the above in 1983

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Lot Essay

Robert and Marjorie Hirshhorn were passionate American Folk Art collectors and acquired the preeminent collection of American marquetry. Their collection was exhibited At the American Folk Art Museum (AFAM), where Robert also served as a member of the Board of Trustees.

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