December 15, 2020 Edged Weapons, Armor & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/15/2020
Distemper or oil on cotton bed ticking, 10 ¾ x 15 inches (view) within a vernacular frame, to which the ticking is tacked on the reverse of the frame (no stretcher or strainer; signed indistinctly. This view of the firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, which ignited the Civil War, is likely a naïve work likely painted for use in a GAR Hall or for some post-war commemoration. CONDITION: Some surface dirt on the canvas. The work would benefit from mounting to a stretcher.
Item Dimensions: 17 - 3/4" x 13 - 3/4" x 1".