AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) FOLK ART STILL-LIFE, oil on board, depicting a group of fruit and plants on a tabletop, including grapes, a pineapple, strawberries, blackberries, cherries, peaches, and a squash, dark monochromatic background, no signature located. Housed in a period molded frame. Fourth quarter 19th century. 21" x 25 3/4" sight, 25 1/4" x 30" OA.
Provenance: From the Ann and Clay Ring family collection, Winston-Salem, NC.
Good visual condition with slight warping to board, areas of craquelure, some spots of paint loss and in-painting, minor area of overcleaning lower right, scattered flecks of residue, frame with a few chips to molding, and later gilt.