May 4, 2022 10:00 EST
American Paintings, Furniture & Decorative Arts
1049
William Trost Richards
William Trost Richards
American, 1833-1905
John Brown's Grave Site at North Elba, New York, circa 1864
Signed W. T. Richards (lr)
Oil on panel
7 1/2 x 11 inches
Provenance:
The collection of Samuel P. Avery, New York
The Caldwell Gallery, Manlius, NY
Exhibition:
Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Art Association, 1864
Blue Mountain Lake, New York, The Adirondack Museum, In Search of a National Landscape: William Trost Richards in the Adirondacks, May 24-October 15, 2002
Literature:
Linda S. Ferber, Pastoral Interlude: William T. Richards in Chester County, Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, PA, 2001, p. 64, illus. p. 67
Linda S. Ferber and Caroline M. Welsh, In Search of a National Landscape: William Trost Richards and the Artists' Adirondacks, 1855-1870, Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, 2002
Linda S. Ferber, Magazine Antiques, John Brown's Grave and Other Civil War Themes in William T. Richard's Adirondack Landscapes, Vol. 162, 2002, July, pp. 72-81, illus. p. 72
Sold for $68,750
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Includes Buyer's Premium
William Trost Richards
American, 1833-1905
John Brown's Grave Site at North Elba, New York, circa 1864
Signed W. T. Richards (lr)
Oil on panel
7 1/2 x 11 inches
Provenance:
The collection of Samuel P. Avery, New York
The Caldwell Gallery, Manlius, NY
Exhibition:
Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Art Association, 1864
Blue Mountain Lake, New York, The Adirondack Museum, In Search of a National Landscape: William Trost Richards in the Adirondacks, May 24-October 15, 2002
Literature:
Linda S. Ferber, Pastoral Interlude: William T. Richards in Chester County, Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, PA, 2001, p. 64, illus. p. 67
Linda S. Ferber and Caroline M. Welsh, In Search of a National Landscape: William Trost Richards and the Artists' Adirondacks, 1855-1870, Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, 2002
Linda S. Ferber, Magazine Antiques, John Brown's Grave and Other Civil War Themes in William T. Richard's Adirondack Landscapes, Vol. 162, 2002, July, pp. 72-81, illus. p. 72
A fine crack in the paint layer running vertically is present in the center of the work. Craquelure in the upper left. Light surface soiling. Small amounts of inpainting in the sky at the upper corners.
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Auction: American Paintings, Furniture & Decorative Arts, May 4, 2022
