$1,896
Attributed to Carolus Delin (Netherlandish, 1756-1818) Portrait of a Sea Captain, Possibly of Salem, Massachusetts. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 26 x 21 in., in a period molded wood frame. Condition: Canvas applied to paperboard, tears, cracks, paint loss, fly specked. Note: Carolus or Charles Delin is believed to be a port painter who painted a number of American sea captains and their families in Salem, Nantucket, Newburyport, Plymouth, and Philadelphia.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-07-19