* Rembrandt Peale 1778-1860

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Description

Rembrandt Peale
Landscape, after Durand (The Wissahickon)
signed Rembrandt Peale and dated 1854, l.r.
oil on paper mounted on panel
23 3/4 by 18 in.
(60.3 by 45.7 cm)

Provenance

Estate of the artist [sold: Thomas, M., and Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 18, 1862, lot 60 (as Landscape, From Durand's Study from Nature)]
Mr. Gibson (acquired at the above sale)
Frank S. Schwarz & Son, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by 1972
Acquired by the present owner, 1981

Exhibited

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Rembrandt Peale 1778-1860: A Life in the Arts, February-June 1985, no. 30, p. 92, illustrated p. 93
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, CIGNA Museum and Art Collection, American Landscape Painting 1850-1950: Selections from the CIGNA Collection, February-March 1987
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Frank S. Schwarz & Son, A Gallery Collects Peales, May-June 1987, no. 17, p. 28, illustrated in color p. 29

Literature

John A. Mahey, "The Studio of Rembrandt Peale," The American Art Journal, Fall 1969, p. 23
Philadelphia Collection III, Frank S. Schwarz & Son, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Spring 1977, illustrated on the cover
Philadelphia Collection IX, Frank S. Schwarz & Son, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1980, illustrated pl. 24
Philadelphia Collection XXXV, Frank S. Schwarz & Son, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, illustrated pl. 13