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American or French Folk Art, Portrait of a Lady with a Dove, Early 19th Century

$2,400

£1,817.78

€2,087.65

CA$3,363.18

A$3,656.46

CHF 1,938.66

MX$43,831.68

NOK 24,639.36

SEK 22,573.01

DKK 15,602.57

About the Item

This early 19th-century oil painting presents a delicately rendered half-length portrait of a young woman, executed in a refined provincial manner aligned with American or French folk art traditions. The sitter, posed against a subtly modulated landscape with a low horizon and twilight sky, turns her gaze outward with poised composure. Her features are softly modeled, with particular attention given to the delicate flush of her cheeks and the rounded fullness of her face—hallmarks of academically influenced yet regionally inflected folk portraiture of the period. She is attired in a white empire-style gown with full sleeves gathered by a blue sash, trimmed with coral-pink accents, and adorned with a single strand of pearls. A rose-colored ribbon in her auburn curls and a coral bracelet at the wrist further enhance the sense of genteel ornamentation. Cradled in her right hand is a dove—symbolically associated with purity, peace, or fidelity—a motif not uncommon in feminine portraiture of the early 1800s, often signaling either romantic virtue or a funerary allegory. The naturalistic treatment of the dove, rendered in soft gray and white tones, offers a visual counterpoint to the sitter’s direct expression. While the artist remains unidentified, the painting's formal qualities—flattened perspective, clear contour lines, and carefully detailed textile patterns—are consistent with early American folk portraiture from the Northeast circa 1810–1835, or with contemporaneous French provincial painters influenced by the popular taste for sentimental Neoclassicism. The gold leaf frame, with molded foliate detailing and original ribbon loop hanger, supports a date in the second quarter of the 19th century. The verso exhibits an early hand-wrought stretcher and square-nailed construction, consistent with period technique. Although unsigned, the portrait exemplifies the stylistic fluidity between trained and vernacular practices in the early decades of the 19th century, making it a compelling object of transatlantic folk portraiture and domestic sentiment. Dimensions (framed): 17.625 inches high x 15.375 inches wide

Dimensions:
Height: 17.625 in (44.77 cm)Width: 15.375 in (39.06 cm)Depth: 0.25 in (6.35 mm)
Style:
Folk Art (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Giltwood,Paint
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
Early 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
C. 1825
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor wear commensurate with age and use. Frame with some wear.
Seller Location:
Atlanta, GA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU7838245567102

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