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JOHN FREDERICK PETO | Five Dollar Bill
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- John Frederick Peto
- Five Dollar Bill
- inscribed Painted By My Father John F. Peto - Helen Peto Smily (on the reverse)
- oil on board
- 6 by 9 1/4 inches
- (15.2 by 23.5 cm)
Provenance
Oscar and Maria Salzer, Los Angeles, California, by 1964
Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art & Science, Fresno, California (gift from the above, 1982)
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2010
Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art & Science, Fresno, California (gift from the above, 1982)
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2010
Exhibited
Lawrence, Kansas, University of Kansas, The Salzer Collection: Trompe-L'Oeil & Still Life Paintings, October-November 1964, no. 32, p. 22
Charlotte, North Carolina, The Mint Museum of Art, The Salzer Collection, Trompe-L'Oeil & Still Life Paintings, A Loan Exhibition, February-March 1965, no. 32
La Jolla, California, La Jolla Museum of Art; Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, The Reminiscent Object: Paintings by William Michael Harnett, John Frederick Peto and John Haberle, July-October 1965
Charlotte, North Carolina, Mint Museum of Art, Spectacle of Realism: An Exhibition of 19th Century European and American Paintings, 1970, no. 45, illustrated n.p.
Los Angeles, California, University of Southern California; Seattle, Washington, Seattle Museum of Art; Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu Academy of Art; Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Reality and Deception, October 1974-April 1975, no. 54
Charlotte, North Carolina, The Mint Museum of Art, The Salzer Collection, Trompe-L'Oeil & Still Life Paintings, A Loan Exhibition, February-March 1965, no. 32
La Jolla, California, La Jolla Museum of Art; Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, The Reminiscent Object: Paintings by William Michael Harnett, John Frederick Peto and John Haberle, July-October 1965
Charlotte, North Carolina, Mint Museum of Art, Spectacle of Realism: An Exhibition of 19th Century European and American Paintings, 1970, no. 45, illustrated n.p.
Los Angeles, California, University of Southern California; Seattle, Washington, Seattle Museum of Art; Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu Academy of Art; Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Reality and Deception, October 1974-April 1975, no. 54
Literature
Portraits of Objects: Oscar and Maria Salzer Collection, Fresno, California, 1984, no. 36, illustrated
Condition
There is frame abrasion with associated loss at edges. The work appears to be dirty and the board is slightly bowed. There is a crease with corresponding surface cracking at upper right corner. Under UV: there is a line and a few pindots of inpainting in upper right corner. The work retains an uneven varnish.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.