A classic Western saloon painting by Astley D. M. Cooper, titled SHE, depicting a partially draped female figure standing gracefully against a dark ground. The subject’s form is highlighted by Cooper’s skilled rendering of fabric and flesh, a signature theme in his late 19th-century romantic figural work. Signed, dated, and titled lower left: “A. D. Cooper, 1887 / SHE”
Dimensions: Canvas: 36 x 20 in., Frame: 46 ¬Ω x 30 ¬Ω in.
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Condition
In original 19th-century California redwood frame and stretcher. Relined, with evidence of inpainting under ultraviolet light affecting less than 5% of the surface, limited primarily to the edges and dark ground.
Southern California family, by direct family descent.