ALBERT ROOSENBOOM (Belgium,1845-1873). MID-VICTORIAN CHILDHOOD COURTING SCENES: A PAIR, signed lower left. Circa 1865. Oil on canvas
Click here to view supplemental information for this lot. - Framed, 9 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in., each Estimate $7,000-12,000
First depicts a girl picking berries and her boyfriend smelling flowers, while walking together along a country trail with a dog (signed lower right). The second represents a girl proffering flowers to her boyfriend to sniff, while they stand in a parlor in positions that suggest they are about to practice dancing. The young boy supports himself with a snazzy carved wood cane
