Portrait of Emma Woodfin Kerr

Portrait of Emma Woodfin Kerr Wearing a Red Dress with Her Pet Cat and Dog.  Artist unidentified, Southern States, ca. 1835-1850.  Oil on canvas.  Lined on a new stretcher with scattered in-painting to background areas and edges, in a contemporary black painted frame.  This portrait incorporates so many of wonderful and charming folk art attributes.  The artist has successfully captured that bond between the child and her pets.  Coupled with the strong composition and brilliant colors, it has all the desirable elements we look for in folk portrait painting.

35.5"h x 31"w framed
Item Number: WoA-AMP-OC 309-V2