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Winslow Homer 1836-1910
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Winslow Homer
- Old Woman Gathering Faggots (The Faggot Gatherer)
- signed W. Homer and dated '65, l.l.
- oil on canvas
- 17 by 13 in.
- (43.2 by 33.0 cm)
Provenance
Horatio Bridge
Mrs. Daniel Williams, Augusta, Maine (his sister)
Horace Wiliams, Augusta, Maine (her stepson)
Mrs. Newton Edwards (his sister), 1894
Mary Edwards, East Jaffrey, New Hampshire (her granddaughter), 1908
Doll and Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1936
Clifton Hall, Princeton, New Jersey, 1939
James G. Leyburn, Lexington, Virginia, 1945
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York
Craig and Tarlton, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1974
Acquired by the present owners from the above
Mrs. Daniel Williams, Augusta, Maine (his sister)
Horace Wiliams, Augusta, Maine (her stepson)
Mrs. Newton Edwards (his sister), 1894
Mary Edwards, East Jaffrey, New Hampshire (her granddaughter), 1908
Doll and Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1936
Clifton Hall, Princeton, New Jersey, 1939
James G. Leyburn, Lexington, Virginia, 1945
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York
Craig and Tarlton, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1974
Acquired by the present owners from the above
Exhibited
Raleigh, North Carolina, Craig and Tarlton, Two Centuries of American Painting, 1974
Charlotte, North Carolina, Mint Museum of Art and traveling, American Paintings, The Landon Collection, September 1979-July 1981, no. 20
Charlottesville, Virginia, University of Virginia Art Museum, A Jeffersonian Ideal: Selections from the Dr. and Mrs. Henry C. Landon III Collection of American Fine and Decorative Arts, August-November 2005, p. 48, illustrated in color p. 49
Charlotte, North Carolina, Mint Museum of Art and traveling, American Paintings, The Landon Collection, September 1979-July 1981, no. 20
Charlottesville, Virginia, University of Virginia Art Museum, A Jeffersonian Ideal: Selections from the Dr. and Mrs. Henry C. Landon III Collection of American Fine and Decorative Arts, August-November 2005, p. 48, illustrated in color p. 49
Literature
Lucretia H. Giese, "Winslow Homer's Civil War Painting The Initials: A Little-Known Drawing and Related Works," American Art Journal, vol. 18, no. 3, 1986, p. 7
Lloyd Goodrich and Abigail Booth Gerdts, Record of Works by Winslow Homer, 1846 through 1866, vol. I, New York, 2005, no. 265, p. 327, illustrated
Lloyd Goodrich and Abigail Booth Gerdts, Record of Works by Winslow Homer, 1846 through 1866, vol. I, New York, 2005, no. 265, p. 327, illustrated
Condition
Lined; some abrasions, under UV: two small spots of retouch in tree in foreground and one in lower center.
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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.