Lot 81
  • 81

John George Brown

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • John George Brown
  • A Sure Catch
  • signed J.G. Brown N.A. and dated N.Y. 1876, l.l.
  • oil on panel
  • 17 3/4 by 12 in.
  • 45 by 30.5 cm.

Provenance

Private Collection, North Carolina (since circa 1960)

Exhibited

New York, Artists' Fund Society Annual, 1876
New York, Century Association Exhibition, January 8, 1876 (as, The Catcher)

Literature

"City Intelligence", New York Evening Post, January 2, 1876, p. 3
"The Artists' Fund", New York Times, January 2, 1876, p.2

Condition

SURFACE: in good condition UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: no apparent inpainting
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