Live Auction 22325Important Americana
AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)
Lot 436 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARJORIE AND ROBERT HIRSCHHORN

AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)

PORTRAIT OF A BOY IN BLUE

Closed19 January 2024

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AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)
PORTRAIT OF A BOY IN BLUE
oil on canvas
29 ¾ x 25 1⁄8 in.
Painted circa 1840

Sotheby’s, New York, 29 January 1981, lot 9
David Pottinger, Goshen, Indiana
Steve Miller, New York
Acquired from the above in 1983

Specialist note

Robert and Marjorie Hirshhorn were passionate American Folk Art collectors and acquired the preeminent collection of American marquetry. Their collection was exhibited At the American Folk Art Museum (AFAM), where Robert also served as a member of the Board of Trustees.