Lot 1099: O/C American School Portrait of Man, The Schoolmaster, 19th C.

Oil on canvas laid to Masonite board bust-length portrait of a goateed man with long hair shown in three-quarters view with slightly upturned chin, likely middle of 19th c. He wears rounded glasses, a jacket, and a striped, red cravat or ascot with tie pin. Unsigned. Housed in a giltwood frame with title plate that reads “The Schoolmaster / 1860.” Canvas: 18 1/2 in. H x 13 in. W. Framed: 28 in. H x 22 1/2 in. W. 

CONDITION:

Overall very good condition. Canvas has been affixed to Masonite. With fine, stable craquelure throughout. Minor frame abrasions, especialy to upper left and along lower edge.