American School, 19th Century

'American School, 19th Century' is a collective attribution used by auction houses to identify works created by unidentified or anonymous artists working in the United States during the 1800s. These works often reflect the dominant artistic traditions of the period, including portraiture, landscape, and genre painting influenced by European academicism and indigenous American sensibilities. The designation encompasses a broad range of skill levels, from formally trained painters to self-taught folk artists, making it one of the most expansive and varied categories in American art history.