Will Hicock Low (American, 1853–1932) Picking Up Spring Flowers Signed and dated '1882 WILL H. LOW' bottom left, oil on canvas 15 x 18 in. (38.1 x 45.7cm) Provenance Private Collection, Fort Worth, Texas. Exhibited "Images of Childhood," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Dallas, September 18-November 22, 1981 (as Mother and Child). Literature Norma R. Ory et al., Images of Childhood, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Masterson Study Gallery, the McAshan Educational and Charitable Trust, Houston, an exhibition catalogue, 1981, no. 45 (listed, not illustrated, as Mother and Child). Condition report: The wax lined canvas in overall good condition. With small circular repair at bottom left corner. The signature is intact and protected by a heavy layer of greenish varnish. The work appears selectively cleaned, with remnants of old varnish at times. Frame: 22 x 25 x 2 3/4 in