Oct 23, 2024 10:00 EST
American Paintings & Prints / American Furniture, Silver & Decorative Arts
Charles Willson Peale
American, 1741-1827
Portrait of William Littleton Murray, 1790
Signed with conjoined initials Ch WPeale and dated Painted 1790 (ll)
Oil on canvas
35 5/8 x 26 5/8 inches
Provenance:
The sitter, William Littleton Murray, MD
Thence by descent to Colonel Sulivane, Cambridge, MD
Charles Steele, New York
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature:
Charles Coleman Sellers, Portraits and Miniatures by Charles Willson Peale, Philadelphia, 1952, pp. 150 and 264, no. 589
Charles Coleman Sellers, Charles Willson Peale with Patron and Populace: A Supplement to Portraits and Miniatures by Charles Willson Peale, Philadelphia, 1969, p. 73, no. SP 98, illus. p. 127, fig. 48.
Lillian B. Miller, The Selected Papers of Charles Willson Peale and His Family, Vol. 1: Artist in Revolutionary American, 1735-1791, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1983, pp. 604, 640
Framed 40 x 30 3/4 inches
$40,000 - $60,000
American, 1741-1827
Portrait of William Littleton Murray, 1790
Signed with conjoined initials Ch WPeale and dated Painted 1790 (ll)
Oil on canvas
35 5/8 x 26 5/8 inches
Provenance:
The sitter, William Littleton Murray, MD
Thence by descent to Colonel Sulivane, Cambridge, MD
Charles Steele, New York
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature:
Charles Coleman Sellers, Portraits and Miniatures by Charles Willson Peale, Philadelphia, 1952, pp. 150 and 264, no. 589
Charles Coleman Sellers, Charles Willson Peale with Patron and Populace: A Supplement to Portraits and Miniatures by Charles Willson Peale, Philadelphia, 1969, p. 73, no. SP 98, illus. p. 127, fig. 48.
Lillian B. Miller, The Selected Papers of Charles Willson Peale and His Family, Vol. 1: Artist in Revolutionary American, 1735-1791, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1983, pp. 604, 640
Framed 40 x 30 3/4 inches
Some inpainting in the sitter's lips, jacket, and along the contours; craquelure; frame rub; a few scattered accretions; wax relined.
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Auction: American Paintings & Prints / American Furniture, Silver & Decorative Arts, Oct 23, 2024
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Auction of American Paintings & Prints on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 10am
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted
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We Invite You to Contact Us for Complimentary Auction Estimates of Your Collection
NEW YORK, NY – Doyle will hold an auction of American Paintings & Prints on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 10am showcasing 19th and 20th century paintings, including fine examples of nautical paintings; portraiture; still lifes and Hudson River, Western and regional landscapes, in addition to Audubon, Currier & Ives and topographical prints.
A second session of the sale on October 24 will offer American Furniture, Silver & Decorative Arts.
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Consignments are currently being accepted. We invite you to contact us for a complimentary auction evaluation. Our Specialists are always available to discuss the sale of a single item or an entire collection.
For information, please contact:
Paintings: Bill Fiddler, 212-427-4141, ext. 249, paintings@Doyle.com
Prints: Cynthia Klein, 212-427-4141, ext. 246, prints@Doyle.com
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