AMERICAN SCHOOL (LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY) FOLK ART PORTRAIT OF A FISHERMAN, oil on canvas, depicting an elderly figure smoking a pipe and reading a paper, fishing net strewn across his lap, signed with monogram lower left. Housed in an old molded-wood frame. Late 19th/early 20th century. 15" x 13" sight, 18" x 15 1/2" OA.
Provenance: From the collection of Bob and Dixie Moore, Deer Park, MD.
Good overall condition with minor to moderate scattered craquelure and discoloration, having a small puncture with associated inpainting on figure's proper left lapel. Frame with minor wear.