Oil Painting of Portrait

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Canvas
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An oil painting on canvas of a portrait. This painting depicts a boy wearing tattered clothing crossing both arms while looking at the viewer intently. The face itself is more flatly rendered, featuring stylized eyes, nose and mouth with a bulbous haircut. The figure is lightly outlined and is presented against a textured, cream background. To the top right corner is a painted, illegible artist signature. The painting is presented in a black and gold tone wooden frame with hanging wire to the verso.

Condition

- to fair; dust and accretions present to frame and painting surface; wear to edges of frame; loss of paint to edges of frame; damage to lower margin of frame and covered with paint; wear to inner edge of frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 14.5" W x 23.5" H.

Item #

18CHI050-044