Auction: October 18, 2020

Lot #236: Unknown Artist (French School, 19th Century) Oil on Canvas

19th century, unsigned, romantic narrative depicting an interior scene of young woman sleeping, being discovered by a standing woman, while a young man with tricolor hat and sash stands by, a weeping man in the background, along with symbolic elements of a cowering dog, caged bird and discarded toys in the background, housed in an elaborate gold-tone frame; property from a Chicago, Illinois collector