Woman with Chickens Antique American Folk Art Painting, A. Legoff, 1908 antique print I first saw it from

I first saw it from far away and made a dash straight for it

terrific surface

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

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

Woman with Chickens Antique American Folk Art Painting, A. Legoff, 1908 antique print I first saw it fromI 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