Lot 17: Portrait of Prominent Cleveland Citizen by Allen Smith, Oil on Canvas

Allen Smith (American, 1810-1890), signed and dated 1847 l.r.; 26 x 21 in. and housed in original gilt and gesso frame with inscription on verso Josiah Clark, Cleaveland, OH. Smith, a portrait and landscape painter, lived in Cleveland from 1842-1883. While there, Smith painted the portraits of prominent citizens linked to Western Reserve University.

Even craquelure and stretcher frames visible. Also, small areas of flaking paint in u.l. and l.l.

Property from the Jane Sikes Hageman Collection