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JUNIUS BRUTUS STEARNS (1810-1885), LIVED/ACTIVE; VIRGINIA, NEW YORK AND VERMONT

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Striped Bass with Rod and Reel on a River Bank.
Signed and dated on the rod handle, “J.B. Stearns ’48 (1848).
Oil on a poplar wood panel, housed in the original tiger-maple veneered frame.
Over-all in great condition, minor in-painting to areas of craquelure.
Although Junius Stearns was best known for his historical portrait and genre paintings done earlier in his career, he later included fishing subjects which no doubt was inspired by his trips to Vermont and western New York state. This portrait of two striped bass is painted on a rare arch-form panel with a conforming frame.

More Information

Period:	19th Century
Styles / Movements:	Other
Dealer Reference #:	WoA-AMP-OWP 021
Incollect Reference #:	639942

Dimensions

W.	38.5 in;	H.	18 in;
W.	97.79 cm;	H.	45.72 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.

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