$2,844
American School, 19th Century Pair of Portraits of Twin Sisters Catherine and Rachael Pittman c. 1840. Unsigned, the sitters identified on labels affixed to the stretchers. Oil on canvas, Catherine depicted wearing a black dress, and Rachael wearing a green dress, 28 3/4 x 22 1/2 in., in matching ogee veneered frames. Condition: Scattered retouch and minor craquelure to both, small paint loss u.l. to portrait of Rachael. Note: The labels affixed to the stretchers state that Catherine Pittman was born in 1822 and died in 1888, Rachael was born in 1822 and died in 1861.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-03-04