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Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture of the 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries

Catalog Information: 220 lots | 128 with images

Date: 1990

Auction House:

Christie's

Location:

USA
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Lot 1: JAMES PEALE (1749-1831)

PORTRAIT OF ANN EMILY RUSH oil on canvas laid down on panel 29 5/8 x 25 in. (74.6 x 63.5 cm.) PROVENANCE Mrs. Charlton Henry, a descendant of the sitter Frank S. Schwarz & Son, Philadelphia.

 
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Lot 3: CHARLES WILLSON PEALE (1741-1827)

PORTRAIT OF REVEREND JOHN EWING oil on canvas 36 x 27 in. (91.5 x 68.5 cm.) PROVENANCE The sitter Sarah Hall, his daughter James Hall, her son Maria Hall Wright, his daughter Mary Wright Emerson, her daughter By descent in the sitter's family to the [...more]

 
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Lot 4: CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF (1812-1872)

SLEIGH RIDE signed " C. Krieghoff " and dated " 1856, " l.l. - - oil on canvas 13 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. (33.2 x 46 cm.) PROVENANCE The Roberts Art Gallery, Toronto.

 
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Lot 5: GEORGE HENRY DURRIE (1820-1863)

WINTER AT JONES INN signed with initials " GHD, " l.r. - - oil on canvas 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.) PROVENANCE Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York LITERATURE M. Y. Hutson, " George Henry Durrie (1820-1863): American Winter Landscapist: Renowned Throug [...more]

 
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Lot 6: ROBERT SALMON (1775-1842)

THE HARBOR, LIVERPOOL signed " R. Salomon " on the reverse - - oil on panel 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm.) In the early part of his career, the artist used the spelling Salomon, but later changed it to the more familiar Salmon.

 
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