$1,440
1840 oil on canvas each: 69. 5 x 60.5 cm (27 3/8 x 23 3/4 in.) signed and dated lower-center right on the portrait of the woman LOT NOTES: Mauritz Samuelson was greatly influenced by the work of the prominent Swedish painter, Johan Gustav Sandberg, whose Neo-Classical portrait style is reflected in this portrait pair. PROVENANCE: These are portraits of the ancestors of the current owners, and have been passed down through the family until the present day.
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2014-03-29