E526 19th century E.L.H.ANTIQUE FOLK ART PAINTING, BLACK BOY CARRYING BASKET OF RABBITS IN ONE HAND AND STONE IN OTHER SIGNED E. L. H.This wonderful Folk Art style oil painting on canvas shows a young black boy walking down a path carrying a basket with two Rabbits and some vegetables . There is a dog peering through a fence as he is walking by. The painting in is very good condition, looks like it has been professionally relined on linen, looking from the back. the paining is in a period frame , also in very good condition. Signed with the initials " E. L. H. " Edward Lamson Henry, Born in Charleston, South Carolina, on January 12, 1841, He became a noted painted of super-realistic scenes of early 19th century rural America. The frame meas. approx. 18" X 24" and the painting meas. approx. 12" X 18".
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