(American, 1836-1923)
Girl with Casket, 1871, signed with artist monogram cipher "18V71", oil on canvas, 15-3/4 x 9-1/8 in.; fine reproduction gilt wood frame, 22-1/2 x 16 in.
Provenance: Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, NY (label verso); The Estate of William H. Truettner to be sold for the benefit of The William H. Truettner Fellowship at Smithsonian American Art Museum
Note: Per old label verso "mentioned in Digressions of V." (Vedder, Elihu. 1910. The Digressions of V., Written for His Own Fun and that of His Friends. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.)
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Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, NY (label verso); The Estate of William H. Truettner to be sold for the benefit of The William H. Truettner Fellowship at Smithsonian American Art Museum
wax lined, small spots of retouch scattered throughout, stabilized crackle; frame with wear and chips
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