Lot 231: Frank Robert Harper (1876-1948 Illinois) mother

Frank Robert Harper (1876-1948 Illinois) mother and daughter sitting before a fire, signed lower right: F.R. Harper, oil on canvas, 30'' x 24'', 30 H x 24 W

30 H x 24 W

oil on canvas

Visual: Two holes with horizontal abrasions in the lower right quadrant, one 1'' long and one 1/2'' long and there is a spot of loss on the fire in the left center quadrant. Canvas is loose on the stretcher bars and there are stretcher bar creases. Dirty. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.

Provenance: Private Collection, Illinois