1291. American School, 19th Century Two Theorems: A Basket of Flowers and A Basket of Fruit. Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, 12 x 15 in., in matching period mahogany veneer frames. Condition: Toning, stains, small loss at u.c. to fruit basket. $700-900 1292. Linda Carter Lefko (New York State, 20th/21st Century) Theorem with Watermelon Slices on a Blue Feather-rimmed Platter. Signed “Lefko” l.r. Paint on velvet, 10 1/2 x 18 3/4 in., in a molded giltwood frame. Condition: Very good. Note: Linda Carter Lefko is a researcher, teacher, and a painter of historic decorative arts. She co-authored the book The Art of Theorem Painting with Barbara Knickerbocker. $600-800 1293
1293. American School, 19th Century Washington’s Birthplace, Westmoreland, Virginia, Where Popes Creek Joins the Potomac River. Unsigned, the scene identified in inscriptions on a rock in the foreground “Here on the 22nd Feb. 1732 Geo. Washington was born.,” 13 x 16 1/4 in., in a period molded mahogany frame. Condition: Scattered retouch to sky. Provenance: Brunk Auctions, North Carolina, May 1, 2010. $1,000-1,500 1294. American School, 19th Century Three Indians on a Precipice with Distant Mountains and Waterfalls. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 27 3/4 x 40 in., in a period burl veneer frame. Condition: Minor retouch to background sky. $1,000-1,500 1294
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