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Henry Pember Smith 1854-1907
Estimate
3,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Henry Pember Smith
- Seascape
- oil on canvas
- 10 in. by 14 in.; 10 1/4 in. by 11 3/8 in.; 13 in. by 16 in.; 13 in. by 18 1/2 in.; 16 in. by 20 in.
signed Henry P. Smith, l.l., original frame. Together with Frederick J. Sang, H.M.S. Victory, Portsmouth, oil on panel, inscribed H.M.S. Portsmouth 1895 on back, signed and dated F.J. Sang, 1895, l.l. and Portsmouth, l.r.; Lucard, American Steam and Sail Frigate in Harbor, oil on canvas, signed Lucard, l.r.c, bears original framer's label J. Enright, Charlestown, Massachusetts; Milne Ramsey (1847-1915), Seascape, oil on board and I. E. Niles, Seascape at Sunset, oil on artist's board, signed and dated I.E. Niles '82. 5 pieces.
Provenance
The first: Alexander Gallery, New York
Alterman Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Frederic J. Thaler, Cornwall, Connecticut
Exhibited
The first:
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. 15
The Ramsey: Chapelle Galleries, The Art of Milne Ramsey, 1974 (exhibition catalogue by William Gerdts, see page 21)
Condition
Lots of craquelure filled in to the sky in the illustrated lot.
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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.