Oil on canvas, approx. 17" x 13"--bearing inscription verso by family member, a work he painted while he was in France. Priced unframed. From askart.com this biography:
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Frederick Porter Vinton
1846-1911
Frederick Porter Vinton — painter of portraits, figures, and landscapes — was born in Bangor, ME on January 29, 1846 and died in Boston, MA on May 19, 1911. He was active from the 1870s right up to his dea... Click for details
Anna Lynch, 1865-1946
Mounted under glass is this wonderful oil on canvas portrait of an elderly gentleman with a full beard. Possibly in its original frame, there is a small brass plate on the bottom that is engraved "ANNA LYNCH". The painting itself is signed in the lower right hand corner. Anna Lynch is a recognized American artist who exhibited and won may awards/honors though out her lifetime. In excellent con... Click for details
Oil on canvas, approx. 25 3/4" x 21.5" and in a period gilt French frame, approx. 35" x 32"--this work inscribed lower left and attributed in good faith to the artist as a work after the David and dated 1832.
16" x 24" oil on canvas, signed lower left. Bio from askart.com:Walter Francis Brown was a painter and illustrator whose specialty was scenes of Venice, his adopted home. He studied at Brown University and in Paris with Jean Leon Gerome.
His work can be found at the Hay Library in Providence, Rhode Island. He was an illustrator for 'A Tramp Abroad', by Mark Twain, and 'Roger Williams', by Charles Miller.
Source:
Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"
