After James Bard, The Paddle Steamer ‘Morrisania’ Bold Berggren was a talented painter

Berggren was a talented painter that trained at the Academy in Stockholm and the Académie Colarossi in Paris

Signed ‘Esquire C J Watelet 1909’ in the bottom right

we can touch them up with gilt cream to cover the losses

particularly given the lady’s firm gaze and stoic expression

After James Bard, The Paddle Steamer ‘Morrisania’ Bold Berggren was a talented painterA naive early 20th century depiction of the American paddle steamer Morrisania. Its after the original by 19th century folk artist, James Bard. The Morrisania was one of three passenger boats owned by The Morrisania Steamboat Company of New York. This ran between 1871 and 1880 with routes to Harlem and Coney Island. At the time, steamboat travel was popular as the Bronx consisted of many rural villages. Wealthier residents would often take the boat to