Lot 121: Erwin J. Neusch Folk Art Painting

Bucks County, Pennsylvania,secon half of the 20th century, oil on canvas. Depicting George Washington, signed Erwin J. Neusch. In a gilt and ebony painted frame; 37.5 x 28 in.
Erwin J. Neusch (1892-1993) of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, folk artist and respected as one of the nation's best wood carvers, Neusch's work adorns the most beautiful churches of Philadelphia and New York. A seven-foot crucifix at Maryknoll Seminary in Ossining, N.Y., is his most prized work.

Five small tears between .5 and 2 in. at top of painting.