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Lot # 108 - 19thC American Folk Art Watermelon Still Life Oil Painting

Opening Bid :	$ 5.00
Start Date/Time:	10-Nov-2026 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time:	17-Nov-2026 8:47:00 PM
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American School, 19th Century Still Life with Watermelon Oil on canvas, housed in a period carved giltwood 25'x35' frame. Unsigned.

A charming late 19th-century American Folk Art / Americana oil on canvas still life painting depicting a sliced and halved watermelon. Set against a deep, dramatic dark background, the composition features an upright halved watermelon showcasing heavily textured black seeds alongside a floating crescent wedge of red fruit. The work exemplifies the naive, self-taught charm highly prized by collectors of regional American folk art. The reverse features an authentic period multi-panel wooden stretcher with a central crossbar and hand-stretched canvas, consistent with late 19th-century regional construction

Offered in as-found, untouched condition. The painting exhibits heavy, active paint loss and flaking, primarily concentrated along the left vertical margin and intermittently along the top and bottom edges where the canvas meets the frame rebate. Fine craquelure is present across the painted surface, particularly visible within the red melon flesh, along with minor surface grime and surface scuffs consistent with age. The canvas remains stable on its original stretcher bars but would benefit from professional stabilization and consolidation. The period gold-gilt frame shows typical minor chipping, corner separations, surface wear, and a historic patina, but remains structurally sound.

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Lot # 108 - 19thC American Folk Art Watermelon Still Life Oil Painting

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