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Oil on Canvas American Impressionist Portrait Painting – Circa 1900 – Child With Pull Toy Horse – Adele Herter
A fine oil on canvas American Impressionist portrait painting by Adele Herter, depicting a young child beside a pull toy horse. This circa 1900 work showcases Herter’s refined technique and elegant period sensibility.
Adele McGinnis Herter (1869–1946) was an American painter associated with the Herter artistic dynasty and the wife of renowned portraitist Albert Herter. Her work is admired for its sensitivity, compositional balance, and the refined aesthetic characteristic of turn‑of‑the‑century American portraiture.
Executed in oil on canvas, the painting features a young girl in a vibrant blue dress standing before a Japanese screen, her hand resting on a pull toy horse.
- Signed upper right with the artist’s cipher
- Circa 1900
- Dimensions: Height 53 in, Width 29 in
- Condition: Very good, with a well‑preserved painted surface and stable canvas
This portrait exemplifies Herter’s ability to capture childhood grace with painterly delicacy. The inclusion of the pull toy horse adds charm and narrative depth, while the Japanese screen backdrop reflects the period’s fascination with Japonisme.
A distinguished and beautifully rendered American Impressionist portrait, ideal for collectors of fine art and turn‑of‑the‑century American painting.
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