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A.F. (American School)
'Study of a Young Woman', Tonalism

$1,450
£1,100.23
€1,258.01
CA$2,025.26
A$2,251.81
CHF 1,175.77
MX$27,410.01
NOK 15,002.33
SEK 14,056.46
DKK 9,388.77
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Initialed lower right, 'A.F' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1940. A tonalist study of a young woman with bobbed brown hair, shown gazing to the viewer's left and painted in muted, tonalist shades of rust, blue and grey. A painterly and psychologically penetrating portrait by a skilled and, as yet, unidentified hand. Displayed in a period, painted and carved, wooden frame. Framed dimensions: 23.5 x 19.5 x 1.5 inches.
  • Creator:
    A.F. (American School)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.25 in (48.9 cm)Width: 15.25 in (38.74 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    canvas laid down on board. Painting: minor restoration, artist pinholes. Frame: minor marks. shows well.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3447990922

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