Lot 327

Ammi Phillips (American, 1788-1865)- Rhoda Bennet Couch

Estimate: $1,500 - $3,000

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Ammi Phillips (American, 1788-1865) Rhoda Bennet Couch. Portrait of a lady in a painted chair, holding a book. Oil on canvas. American, circa 1830. Period, probably original gold leaf frame. Frame: H 35-1/8" W 29-1/8". Canvas: H 30" W 24".
Literature:  See Revisiting Ammi Phillips: Fifty Years of American Portraiture, by Stacy C. Hollander and Howard Fertig, curators, p. 62; the subject is listed as Rhoda Bennett. They speculate that the painting was probably done in the Great Barrington, Massachusetts, area. Condition: Excellent condition. Minor retouch.. Small indent in canvas upper right corner. Estate of Jonathan Rickard. Link for high-res images: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/30m0eu2mh8pkq0symyizk/h?dl=0&rlkey=y2ysbuuc1n94iehewvpdldi32

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