DESCRIPTION: Fine portrait oil painting on canvas by renowned Irish American artist Thomas Hovenden (1840-1895) titled "Reverie"; Depicting in a realistic manner an interior scene of a woman wearing a blue dress sitting lost in thought.
Signed lower right "Hovenden". Partial preserved info paper on board attached verso with plastic over it. Plaque verso "Thomas Hovenden 1840-1895 American Reverie 1873 Oil on Canvas Lent by Bernard and S. Dean Levy, Inc".

Stickers verso "The Woodmere Art Museum", "Bernard & S. Dean Levy inc", "The Hudson River Museum Domestic Bliss: Family Life in AMerican Painting 1840-1910 May 18, 1986 through July 13, 1986". Mounted in a gilt beveled wood frame.

Thomas Hovendens works have been featured in a number of museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
CIRCA: 19th Century
ORIGIN: United States of America
DIMENSIONS: Image H: 27.25" W: 22", & Frame H: 37" W: 31.37"

Provenance: (The Sondra Landy Gross Collection, Great Neck, New York Estate)

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CONDITION: Wear consistent with age. Some chipping to the edges of the painting. Possibly professionally restored. Mild chipping to the edges and corners of the frame. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305)-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.