WPA era American painting,

WPA era American painting,

WPA era American painting,

Description

portrait of a black woman with parasol, signed lower right "B.F.D.", oil on canvas, 18-1/8 x 14 in.; original paint washed wood frame with ticking liner and original label for "Johnson's, Nashville, Tenn." Original stretcher and tacking edge, crackle, flaking, remnant of mud dobber nest verso, hole lower left, light grime; frame with abrasions. Provenance: Private Collection, Nashville, Tennessee

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WPA era American painting,

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Estimate $400-$800Jul 13, 2008

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