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Jasper Francis Cropsey
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
- Jasper Francis Cropsey
- The Mellow Autumn Time
- signed J.F. Cropsey (lower right), titled The Mellow Autumn Time (lower right under mat on the recto)
- watercolor and pencil on paper
- 16 by 25 1/2 inches
- (40.7 by 64.8 cm)
- Executed circa 1871.
Provenance
Collection of the Artist
Newhouse Galleries, St. Louis
Capt. and Mrs. John Wickliffe Kitchell, Pana, Illinois
MacMurray College Collection, Jackson, Illinois (Gift from the above) (Sold: Sotheby's, New York, March 15, 2000, lot 44)
Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York
Acquired from above by the present owner
Newhouse Galleries, St. Louis
Capt. and Mrs. John Wickliffe Kitchell, Pana, Illinois
MacMurray College Collection, Jackson, Illinois (Gift from the above) (Sold: Sotheby's, New York, March 15, 2000, lot 44)
Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York
Acquired from above by the present owner
Literature
Kenneth W. Maddox, Intruder into Eden: The Train in the Nineteenth Century American landscape, Ph.D. dissertation, Columbia University, New York, 1999, pg. 310
Condition
In good condition; pin holes to all edges surrounded by acid burn; deckled edges outside of image; hinged by two strips of linen tape to upper edge.
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
Accompanying the lot are copies of three letters, handwritten by the artist, which refer to the present work:
J.F. Cropsey to Mr. Alfred Newhouse, n.d. (circa 1897)
J.F. Cropsey to J.W. Kitchell, Esq., October 23, 1898 (This letter refers to a related oil painting also titled The Mellow Autumn Time.)
J.F. Cropsey to Mr. Alfred Newhouse, March 5, 1900, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
J.F. Cropsey to Mr. Alfred Newhouse, n.d. (circa 1897)
J.F. Cropsey to J.W. Kitchell, Esq., October 23, 1898 (This letter refers to a related oil painting also titled The Mellow Autumn Time.)
J.F. Cropsey to Mr. Alfred Newhouse, March 5, 1900, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York