A. GRATTON EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN FOLK ART, ANTIQUE PRIMITIVE SIGNED RURAL LANDSCAPE OIL PAINTING on ARTIST BOARD of CORNISH-WINDSOR COVERED BRIDGE, SPANNING CONNECTICUT RIVER, between VERMONT & NEW HAMPSHIRE, in ORIGINAL, PERIOD, THIN PROFILE, GOLD GILT & ROYAL BLUE 

ENAMEL PAINTED WOODEN PICTURE FRAME

[Offered for your review and consideration is this very handsome, early 20th century American folk art, antique primitive signed rural landscape oil painting on artist board of the famous Cornish-Windsor wooden covered bridge over the Connecticut River, connecting Cornish, New Hampshire with Windsor, Vermont. The long covered bridge is not only the longest such wooden bridge in all of New England but thought to be the longest structure of its kind anywhere. The village of Windsor, VT with its prominent white church steeple and several  homes and businesses can be seen behind the bridge up on a bluff overlooking the Connecticut River. The painting is signed A. Gratton on the lower right corner of the pictorial field. It appears to still be in its original 1920's to 1930's, pre-WWII period, thin-profile, gold gilt with blue enamel painted inset picture frame. The artist may be self-taught, as the manner is deliberate and rendered like a draughtsman. Very handsome. Clean.]

(Circa 1924-1936)

Early 20th century, pre-WWII American folk art, New England primitive landscape oil paintings on board of rural New England countryside, featuring wooden covered bridges

DIMENSIONS: 

16 ½" Height x 19 ½" Width x ¾" Depth

  Weight: 2 lbs. 5 oz.

DESCRIPTION:

Offered for your review and consideration is this very handsome, early 20th century American folk art, antique primitive signed rural landscape oil painting on artist board of the famous Cornish-Windsor wooden covered bridge over the Connecticut River, connecting Cornish, New Hampshire with Windsor, Vermont. The long covered bridge is not only the longest such wooden bridge in all of New England but thought to be the longest structure of its kind anywhere. The village of Windsor, VT with its prominent white church steeple and several  homes and businesses can be seen behind the bridge up on a bluff overlooking the Connecticut River. The painting is signed A. Gratton on the lower right corner of the pictorial field. It appears to still be in its original 1920's to 1930's, pre-WWII period, thin-profile, gold gilt with blue enamel painted inset picture frame. The artist may be self-taught, as the manner is deliberate and rendered like a draughtsman. Very handsome. Clean.

CONDITION:

Very Good to Excellent overall antique condition.