Lot 355: American School (Connecticut 19th Century)

American School (Connecticut 19th Century)
Portrait of Four Children from the Family of Davy Crockett (American 1786-1836)
A large folk portrait of Davy Crockett’s niece and nephews in a landscape (most likely the children of Davy’s brother Theodore Crockett) a girl with bonnet, a toddler in dark dress, and two boys in matching sailor-style outfits and caps, the youngest boy identified as David Theodore Crockett (1835-1903) along with pentimento sketch of a dog, Painted with the flat modeling, strong outlines, and direct gazes characteristic of Connecticut folk portraiture.
Oil on panel
59″ x 45″
Provenance: Yonderhill Dwellers, Palisades, New York, August 1967 ($1,500) along with family documents
Condition: Darkened varnish, craquelure, surface soiling, scattered abrasions; frame with wear.

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Estimate: $500- $1000

Auction Date: October 25, 2025

Realized Price: $1464