Large New York origin folk art painting in rural setting of a small girl in a red dress and yellow bonnet holding a bouquet of pink flowers, black dog and cats near her side, another child sits in front of a yellow house, sailboats on water, horses and farm animals. Original stretcher with mortised corners with early hand-cut nails. Painting appears to have been painted on early ticking material, possibly artist signed in lower left looks to have 3 or 4 letters, 38 1/2" W x 27" H. Condition - unframed, surface grime, craquelure, very light spotting, small dent appears in the upper left quadrant, repair visible on the back using the same material on which this work is painted.

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