“Decorative Academic School Portrait, c. 1880–1910” Oil on canvas Image: 22.5 × 47.5 in (large, vertical, statement scale) Frame: substantial water-gilded frame Visible age wear consistent with period Foam backing = later intervention (likely mid-20th c.) Stylistically: academic realism, European school influence Expression: neutral, not unsettling Dealer’s internal classification This one works because of scale, palette, and presentation — it reads as a statement piece. Purchased in the 1970's by my mother, a licensed interior designer from New Jersey All 3 pieces of artwork submitted here were for her personal collection purchased from qualified art dealers, names unknown, in New York. Artist signature is present yet illegible. Shipping and packaging to be paid by buyer.