1960s American Folk Art Primitive Portrait of Young Girl With Cat & Schooner by an Unknown American Folk Artist – Oil on Canvas

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Beautiful hand-painted oil on canvas in the American folk art tradition, depicting a young girl in a blue dress holding … Read more Beautiful hand-painted oil on canvas in the American folk art tradition, depicting a young girl in a blue dress holding a basket of berries, accompanied by a cat, songbird, and schooner at sea.

This piece carries strong New England coastal imagery and evokes the classic 19th-century primitive portrait tradition in the manner of early American folk portraiture.

Provenance: From a private Cape Cod collection of longtime Americana and antique enthusiasts, where it was prominently displayed in the owners’ living room for many years.

Features:
• Hand-painted oil on canvas
• Original bird’s-eye maple style frame
• Maritime/coastal Americana theme
• Rich symbolic imagery including cat, bird, berries, and schooner
• Exceptional decorative statement piece

A charming and highly collectible piece for lovers of primitive, folk, coastal, and Americana interiors. See less