Lot Essay
The Downtown Gallery label on the reverse reads
No XI velvet/Basket with fruit and watermelon LO. The American Folk Art Gallery label reads:
No: XI TITLE: STILL LIFE WITH WATERMELON BY: anonymous artist MEDIUM: Painting on velvet DATE: circa 1820 SIZE: 16 x 13¾in. FOUND: in Connecticut INFORMATION: One of a pair by same artist probably young woman in finishing school. This is a theorem with interesting variation and unusual color.
No XI velvet/Basket with fruit and watermelon LO. The American Folk Art Gallery label reads:
No: XI TITLE: STILL LIFE WITH WATERMELON BY: anonymous artist MEDIUM: Painting on velvet DATE: circa 1820 SIZE: 16 x 13¾in. FOUND: in Connecticut INFORMATION: One of a pair by same artist probably young woman in finishing school. This is a theorem with interesting variation and unusual color.