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Seymour Joseph Guy 1824-1910
Estimate
125,000 - 175,000 USD
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Description
- Seymour Joseph Guy
- The Pick of the Orchard (Picking Apples)
- signed S.J. Guy, l.r.
oil on board
- 21 1/2 by 13 1/4 in.
- (54.6 by 33.7 cm)
- Painted circa 1870.
Provenance
Sandor's Antiques, Lambertville, New Jersey
Lee B. Anderson, New York
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1973
Acquired by the present owners from the above, 1973
Lee B. Anderson, New York
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1973
Acquired by the present owners from the above, 1973
Exhibited
New London, Connecticut, Lyman Allyn Museum, American Romantic Paintings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Collection of Lee B. Anderson, February-March 1961, no. 34 (as Picking Apples)
St. Petersburg, Florida, Museum of Fine Arts; Orlando, Florida, Loch Haven Art Center, The Good Life: An Exhibition of American Genre Painting by Artists Born During the First Four Decades of the 19th Century, September-November 1971, no. 13 (as Girl Under Apple Tree)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, 18th and 19th Century American Paintings from Private Collections, June-September 1972, no. 26 (as Picking Apples)
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art; Fort Worth, Texas, Amon Carter Museum; Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, An American Perspective: Nineteenth-Century Art from the Collection of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., October 1981-September 1982, pp. 56-57, illustrated p. 136
St. Petersburg, Florida, Museum of Fine Arts; Orlando, Florida, Loch Haven Art Center, The Good Life: An Exhibition of American Genre Painting by Artists Born During the First Four Decades of the 19th Century, September-November 1971, no. 13 (as Girl Under Apple Tree)
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, 18th and 19th Century American Paintings from Private Collections, June-September 1972, no. 26 (as Picking Apples)
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art; Fort Worth, Texas, Amon Carter Museum; Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, An American Perspective: Nineteenth-Century Art from the Collection of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., October 1981-September 1982, pp. 56-57, illustrated p. 136
Literature
Catalogue of Paintings by Seymour J. Guy, N.A., and Arthur Parton, N.A., to be sold by auction, February 7th and 8th at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, Ortgies & Co., New York, 1893, p. 12 (probably no. 48 as The Pick of the Orchard)
Linda Ayres, "An American perspective: nineteenth-century art from the collection of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr.," The Magazine Antiques, January 1982, p. 267, illustrated in color pl. XV
David Lubin, Picturing a Nation: Art and Social Change in Nineteenth- Century America, New Haven, Connecticut, 1994, p. 209
Linda Ayres, "An American perspective: nineteenth-century art from the collection of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr.," The Magazine Antiques, January 1982, p. 267, illustrated in color pl. XV
David Lubin, Picturing a Nation: Art and Social Change in Nineteenth- Century America, New Haven, Connecticut, 1994, p. 209
Condition
Very good condition; under UV: a very thin 3 inch horizontal scratch in lower right, minor retouches in girl's dress to address some craquelure, other fluorescence is artist's original pigment, otherwise fine.
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.
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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.