(American, died 1925)
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1912, signed and dated lower right and verso "Charles M. Shean/ 1912", oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.; ornate carved period gilt wood and composition frame, 39-1/2 x 34-1/2 in.
Notes: Charles M. Shean spent much of his career dedicated to seeking veracity in portrayals of Lincoln.  One of his Lincoln portraits hangs in the Carson City, Nevada, Capitol.

evidence of old repair lower left verso with corresponding area in-paint, as well as area of in-paint at hairline, crackle, remnants of gilt from frame at canvas edges, frame with minimal wear