(FOLK ART.) Pair of mid-nineteenth century oil paintings of a boy and girl, 91/4x6 inches on artist's boards marked "Academy Board. F. W. Devoe & Co, New York." Dimensions and old labels on reverse. Framed. Np, circa 1860-70
A lovely pair of American primitive paintings depicting a boy and a girl peeking over the top of a fence. Tentatively dated from the artist's boards which retain the original labels. The Devoe Company is the oldest paint and paint supply company in the United States, founded in 1754.
