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Alfred Jacob Miller 1810-1874
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Alfred Jacob Miller
- Green River, Oregon
- signed with the artist's monogrammed initials AJM, l.l., and titled Green River Oregon, u.r.
- watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper
- 7 1/4 by 11 3/4 in.
- (18.4 by 29.8 cm)
Provenance
Mrs. Joseph Whyte (artist's niece)
Mrs. Laurence R. Carton, Towson, Maryland (her daughter)
Eugena Whyte Carton Dixon, Baltimore, Maryland (her daughter),
circa 1958
Dennis C. Dixon, Massachusetts (her son; sold: Sotheby's, New York, October 22, 1982, lot 84, illustrated)
William D. Weiss, Jr., Jackson, Wyoming (acquired at the above sale)
J. N. Bartfield Galleries, New York, 1996
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1996
Mrs. Laurence R. Carton, Towson, Maryland (her daughter)
Eugena Whyte Carton Dixon, Baltimore, Maryland (her daughter),
circa 1958
Dennis C. Dixon, Massachusetts (her son; sold: Sotheby's, New York, October 22, 1982, lot 84, illustrated)
William D. Weiss, Jr., Jackson, Wyoming (acquired at the above sale)
J. N. Bartfield Galleries, New York, 1996
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1996
Exhibited
Santa Fe, New Mexico and New York, Gerald Peters Gallery, Alfred Jacob Miller: Artist as Explorer First Views of the American Frontier, September 1999-January 2000, illustrated in color p. 105
Literature
Ron Tyler, Alfred Jacob Miller: Artist on the Oregon Trail, Fort Worth, Texas, 1982, no. 179, p. 267
Condition
Very good condition; unframed: some matburn along top edge, affixed to mat on the reverse at all four corners.
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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.