Antique Watercolor Portrait

Inspire your interior decor with antique American wall art and shop this antique watercolor portrait for sale. Dated to the mid 19th century, circa 1840-1860, this portrait adds a richly patinated and historic-looking accent painting to your interior wall art decor in a folk art American School style. Partly considered a miniature portrait, this watercolor on paper presents a soft and alluring presentation of traditional American watercolor art of the 19th century.

Presented in a black painted frame with a gilt decorated maple leaf and acorn decorated hardware and a giltwood decorated oval interior framing, this oval-shaped painting celebrates a half portrait of a lady in traditional Victorian attire and a pearl necklace. In a palette of toned blues, yellowish skin tones and softly patined brunette hair tones, this painting adds a refined rusticity to your interior decor for anyone looking to decorate their home decor in an authentic and traditional style. Perfect for anyone looking to buy wall art for their farmhouse decor, cottage style, American federal period style, or 19th-century folk art style interior. This portrait painting comes to us from a period of American decorative arts collection in New England.

The frame measures 5.5 inches by 4.75 inches, the watercolor on paper painting measures 3.25 inches in height.

The frame displays elements of paint, crackling, and imperfections. The watercolor painting shows imperfections and toning to the paper. The metal mounting hook possibly replaced and of a later date.