Frank Duveneck (American, 1848-1919), Exhibition Size Oil on Canvas

Frank Duveneck (American, 1848-1919) monumental portrait titled "The Hunchback" in oil on canvas, executed in the Munich School style. The work depicts a male subject in a wide-brimmed black hat and dark garment against a tonal green ground, characterized by expressive brushwork and heavy impasto. The painted monogram FD is followed by the date 1873 in the upper left corner. The verso features several identifying labels and inscriptions. A large partially damaged official adhesive label from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Department of Fine Arts, identifies the artist as Frank Duveneck, the title as "The Hunchback," and the owner as Miss Jane Otis of Belfast, Maine, with an insurance value of 200 dollars. Additional typed adhesive labels on the stretcher bars note provenance including Miss Jane Otis, Mrs. J.C. Durham, and Doll and Richards of Boston. Exhibition history labels list the 1915 Panama-Pacific Expo (Duveneck Room 3908) and the Cincinnati Art Museum 1936 exhibition of Duveneck's work. The stretcher is stenciled with the numbers NY-929 and 354. Housed in an ornate 19th-century gilded composition frame with foliate and acorn motifs. Sight size: 16.5"W x 20.25"H. Dimensions: 27"W x 31"H Weight: 18.2 lbs Condition Request Condition Report Good.

Estimate:£226.13

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