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Winslow Homer 1836 - 1910
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Winslow Homer
- Green Apples
- signed Homer and dated 66 (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 15 1/4 by 11 1/8 inches
- (38.7 by 28.3 cm)
Provenance
George Norton Northrop, West Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1936
Wildenstein & Co., New York, by 1946 (acquired from the above)
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman, Detroit, Michigan, 1954 (acquired from the above)
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1962
Wildenstein & Co., New York, by 1946 (acquired from the above)
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman, Detroit, Michigan, 1954 (acquired from the above)
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1962
Exhibited
Prouts Neck, Maine, Prouts Neck Association, Century Loan Exhibition as a Memorial to Winslow Homer, 1936, no. 62 (as Boy in Orchard)
New York, Wildenstein & Co., A Loan Exhibition of Winslow Homer for the Benefit of the New York Botanical Garden, February-March 1947, no. 10 (as Boy Picking Apples)
Northampton, Massachusetts, Smith College Museum of Art; Williamstown, Massachusetts, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Winslow Homer: Illustrator, February-March 1951, no. 4, illustrated
Detroit, Michigan, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Collection in Progress: Selections from the Lawrence and Barbara Fleischman Collection of American Art, September-October 1955, no. 14, illustrated p. 17 [as Boy Picking Apples (Green Apples)]
Caracas, Venezuela, Museo de Bellas Artes, Coleccion de Arte Norteamericano prestada par Lawrence A. Fleischman, 1957, no. 9 (as Nino recogiendo manzanas)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Institute, American Painting 1760-1960: A Selection of 125 Paintings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman, Detroit, March-April 1960, illustrated p. 71 (as Boy Picking Apples)
Brooklyn, New York, The Brooklyn Museum; Andover, Massachusetts, Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, American Painting: Selections from the Collection of Daniel and Rita Fraad, June-November 1964, no. 7, p. 15, illustrated p. 14
Fort Worth, Texas, Amon Carter Museum, American Paintings, Watercolors, and Drawings from the Collection of Rita and Daniel Fraad, May-July 1985, no. 3, pp. 6-8, illustrated
New York, Wildenstein & Co., A Loan Exhibition of Winslow Homer for the Benefit of the New York Botanical Garden, February-March 1947, no. 10 (as Boy Picking Apples)
Northampton, Massachusetts, Smith College Museum of Art; Williamstown, Massachusetts, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Winslow Homer: Illustrator, February-March 1951, no. 4, illustrated
Detroit, Michigan, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Collection in Progress: Selections from the Lawrence and Barbara Fleischman Collection of American Art, September-October 1955, no. 14, illustrated p. 17 [as Boy Picking Apples (Green Apples)]
Caracas, Venezuela, Museo de Bellas Artes, Coleccion de Arte Norteamericano prestada par Lawrence A. Fleischman, 1957, no. 9 (as Nino recogiendo manzanas)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Institute, American Painting 1760-1960: A Selection of 125 Paintings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman, Detroit, March-April 1960, illustrated p. 71 (as Boy Picking Apples)
Brooklyn, New York, The Brooklyn Museum; Andover, Massachusetts, Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, American Painting: Selections from the Collection of Daniel and Rita Fraad, June-November 1964, no. 7, p. 15, illustrated p. 14
Fort Worth, Texas, Amon Carter Museum, American Paintings, Watercolors, and Drawings from the Collection of Rita and Daniel Fraad, May-July 1985, no. 3, pp. 6-8, illustrated
Literature
"Brooklyn's Summer Show," The New York Times, June 14, 1964
Lloyd Goodrich and Abigail Booth Gerdts, Record of Works by Winslow Homer: 1846 through 1866, vol. I, New York, 2005, no. 292, p. 366, illustrated
Lloyd Goodrich and Abigail Booth Gerdts, Record of Works by Winslow Homer: 1846 through 1866, vol. I, New York, 2005, no. 292, p. 366, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition. The canvas is strip-lined. Under UV: there is one small spot of retouching in the boy's right arm and a few other minor retouches.
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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.