Woman with Chickens Antique American Folk Art Painting, A. Legoff, 1908 antique print 10" t x 5 3/8"

10" t x 5 3/8" w x 1 3/4" d

to become a music teacher

for its pale aqua color and proportions and embossed text but especially for its silvery neck

Pennsylvania 50 years ago and has had her in her personal collection since

across seasons and years--from lush green trees against bright blue sky and water

Woman with Chickens Antique American Folk Art Painting, A. Legoff, 1908 antique print 10" t x 5 3/8"I believe the A. Legoff who signed the back of this painting and dated in 1908 was Amelia Legoff, born in 1882 in Canada, who lived as of the 1940 census in Winslow, Maine. And perhaps it is Amelia herself at the center of the painting in her red dress and apron, facing toward her house with two faithful chickens at her heels! It is the three of them that really makes this painting for me, making it feel very true in capturing a daily ritual in a