JULIAN SCOTT (1846-1901)
A Friendly Game
signed and dated 'Julian Scott/1894' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.9 cm.)
Painted in 1894.
来源
Robert M. Hicklin, Jr., Inc., Spartanburg, South Carolina. Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1990.
The present painting likely depicts a friendly card game between a Confederate and Union soldier. Fraternizing with the enemy during downtime was not uncommon during the Civil War.