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Lot Description

American School, 19th Century

Portrait of Ysidora Pico Forster
Circa 1840
oil on canvas
32 1/2 x 25 3/4 inches.

Ysidora Pico Forster (1808-1883) united the two prominent Pico/Forster families of Southern California. Her brother, Pio Pico (1801-1894) was the last governor of California under Mexican rule. In 1837, she married Don Juan Forster (1814-1882), a prominent English-born landowner and cattleman during the gold rush of the late 1840s.

Provenance:
by descent within the Forster family;
purchased by the present owner, 2009.

Condition Report

Framed: 38 3/4 x 31 3/4 inches.

In overall fine and stable condition. Craquelure throughout, with additional impact crackle over subject's right shoulder. Scattered frame abrasions to perimeter. Under UV light examination, inpainting visible to the background and clothing, including areas of filled cracks near hair.

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