Rare J.V. Sturgeon Portrait Miniature c1830
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Directory: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1837 VR: Item # 1446846
Directory: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1837 VR: Item # 1446846
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A fine miniature portrait, attributed to J.V. Sturgeon, of a gent posed in front of a green curtain with blue skies visible through the window. This type of setting is uncommon in American minis, but has been done by Sturgeon in some of his works.
A fine miniature portrait, attributed to J.V. Sturgeon, of a gent posed in front of a green curtain with blue skies visible through the window. This type of setting is uncommon in American minis, but has been done by Sturgeon in some of his works.
The miniature is set in the original gilded copper pendant with a glazed aperture on the reverse containing plaited dark hair. Excellent condition with no issues to speak of. The sight size is 2 1/2" by 2", with an overall size of 2 5/8" by 2 1/8".
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Sturgeon, active 1825-1835, is by no means a well-known artist in spite of having exhibited at the American Academy of Fine Arts in N.Y. He is also known to have worked in Charleston in 1835 and 1836. Examples of his work are very scarce, but one is in the Manney Collection at the Met, with another at the Yale University Art Gallery.
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