American Colonial Portrait of a Young Lady

Oil on canvas, unsigned, an unfinished half-length portrait of a young woman painted in a feigned oval, presented in an 18th century carved frame.

DOA 34 x 29 in.

Deaccessioned from M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA

Numerous old labels on the verso attribute this portrait to Robert Feke (MA/RI, 1707-1751).

Tear in lower right quadrant; cleaned; expected craquelure.

$1,000 - 2,000