$300
Anglo/American School, 19th Century Craftsman Repairing an Umbrella. Signed indistinctly "R. Pist..." l.l. Oil on canvas, 17 3/4 x 13 1/2 in., framed. Condition: Canvas trimmed and mounted onto Masonite, retouch, surface imperfections, discolored varnish, surface grime. There is a listed American artist named Rudolph Pister who exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and at the National Academy of Design in the 1880s, but we were unable to locate any examples of his works in order to make a comparison.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-11-14