Dec 08, 2011 - Sale 2264

Sale 2264 - Lot 333

Price Realized: $ 3,840
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(RELIGION.) Charming watercolor and pen-and-ink representation of a heaven and hell like landscape, with the hell portion represented by a tree of knowledge with a serpent and many fruits identifying the vanities of humankind, while the heavenly portion shows winged angels and a full-leaved tree, 15 1/4x19 1/4 inches sight size; some minor staining along sheet edges on right and left, appears to be mounted ; framed. not examined out of frame. Possibly United States, 19th century

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Accomplished by an adept watercolorist but with a strong flavor of the naive.