Lot 165: Painting by Richard Norris Brooke

Painting by Richard Norris Brooke (Washington, D.C., 1847-1920), Dutch interior scene with woman spinning yarn, baby on floor with cat, signed lower left "R.N. Brooke", oil on canvas, lined, crackle, retouch mostly to middle but possibly more obscured by heavy varnish layer, 27 x 37-1/8", 19th century gilt wood and composition frame with cracks, repainting, losses to gilding and composition, see Christie's East, January 15, 2000, lot 28