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Martin Johnson Heade
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Martin Johnson Heade
- South American Scene with a Cabin
- oil on board, unframed
- 12 by 15 1/4 inches
- (30.5 by 38.7 cm)
- Painted circa 1864-65.
Provenance
Joseph Bradley Heed, Lumberville, Pennsylvania (the artist's half-brother)
Charles Rittenhouse Heed, Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania (acquired from the above, his father)
Renee Heed Grant, Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania (acquired from the above, her father)
Chapellier Galleries, New York, by 1973
Warren Adams, New York
Bernard and S. Dean Levy, Inc., New York
Andrew Crispo Gallery, New York
Fundación Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain (sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 31, 1984, lot 119, as Rio de Janeiro, South American Scene with Cabin)
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Charles Rittenhouse Heed, Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania (acquired from the above, his father)
Renee Heed Grant, Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania (acquired from the above, her father)
Chapellier Galleries, New York, by 1973
Warren Adams, New York
Bernard and S. Dean Levy, Inc., New York
Andrew Crispo Gallery, New York
Fundación Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain (sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 31, 1984, lot 119, as Rio de Janeiro, South American Scene with Cabin)
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, The Splendor of the 19th Century in America, 1981, no. 19
Literature
Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., The Life and Works of Martin Johnson Heade, New Haven, 1975, p. 229, no. 90, illustrated
Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., The Life and Work of Martin Johnson Heade: A Critical Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven, 2000, p. 234, no. 131, illustrated
Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., The Life and Work of Martin Johnson Heade: A Critical Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven, 2000, p. 234, no. 131, illustrated
Condition
Oil on Windsor and Newton prepared Millboard. Surface: In generally good condition aside from cracking throughout, surface dirt, frame abrasion, and chips to the left edge. UNDER UV: Inpainting along edges (frame abrasion) and a few scattered lines of crack fill in lower half.
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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.