Amish School
David Ellinger
oil on canvas, 18" x 28"
Framed
Lower Left
"Amish School" is an oil on canvas painting by Pennsylvania Dutch folk artist and antique dealer, David Ellinger (American, 1913 - 2003). The 18" x 28" painting of an Amish schoolhouse in a snowy landscape, with children playing in the yard is signed "D Ellinger" on the front lower left as well as titled on verso. The painting is framed in a distressed wooden frame. David Y. Ellinger often painted on velvet and cloth as well as on standard artists' canvas and panel. Ellinger died on March 24, 2003 at eighty-nine years of age. An avid auction-goer himself, Ellinger loved to talk about his work when attending such events.