American School (19th century), Racing Steamboats on the Mississippi River

Oil on canvas laid on masonite, unsigned, mid 19th century, presented in a period frame with composition ornament.

Frame dimensions 25 3/4 x 27 in.

Private Collection, North Carolina

This painting is reminiscent of the lithograph Midnight Race on the Mississippi published by Currier & Ives in 1875.

Extensive overall craquelure; small paint flake near bow of middle steamboat and two small flakes to figural group at lower left; minor scattered areas of retouch visible under UV light.