“A Wild Chase” Painted Gameboard

American, circa 1880-1900
Oil on poplar, 17 ¼ x 22 ½ inches.
Titled left center: “A WILD CHASE.”

This is one of the most complex and visually striking American painted gameboards. Completely hand-painted, it features numbered pictorial squares set between green diamonds on a red background. The illustrations include an Inn, Prison, Farmhouse, Cobbler, Doctor, Wood Chopper, Hunter, Blacksmith, as well as an Owl, Bear, and Mule.  Best of kind.