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Charles Willson Peale (1741 - 1827)
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Charles Willson Peale
- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Russell: A Pair of Portraits
- oil on canvas
- each: 30 by 25 in.
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. E. Ross Millhiser, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1952;
Kennedy Galleries, New York;
George Strichman, New York;
Sotheby's New York, American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture Including Property from the IBM International Foundation, May 25, 1995, sale 6713, lot 172;
Alan Miller, Quakertown, Pennsylvania.
Kennedy Galleries, New York;
George Strichman, New York;
Sotheby's New York, American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture Including Property from the IBM International Foundation, May 25, 1995, sale 6713, lot 172;
Alan Miller, Quakertown, Pennsylvania.
Exhibited
New York, The International C.I.N.O.A. Exhibition, The Grand Gallery, 1974, no. 98.
Literature
Charles Coleman Sellers, Portraits and Miniatures by Charles Willson Peale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1952, nos. 764, 766, pp. 188-89;
George Parker, “Merchants and Planters: American Portraits of the Colonial Period and the Early Republic,” Wisconsin Academy Review: A Journal of Wisconsin Culture, vol. 43, no. 4, Fall 1997, pp. 26-27, illustrated.
George Parker, “Merchants and Planters: American Portraits of the Colonial Period and the Early Republic,” Wisconsin Academy Review: A Journal of Wisconsin Culture, vol. 43, no. 4, Fall 1997, pp. 26-27, illustrated.
Condition
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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.
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
According to Charles Coleman Sellers, "Thomas Russell, born at Birmingham, England, in 1741, came to America in 1764, settling in Cecil C., Md., at North East Forge, near Charlestown... Coming of a family of British ironmasters, he was a key figure in the transplanting to America of that industry, so vitally important in the movement toward revolution and independence. With Lawrence Washington and other prominent men who doubtless depended on Russell's technical knowledge, he was one of the organizers of the Pricipio Iron Co... Ann, daughter of Samuel and Mary Thomas, was married, after the death of her first husband, Thomas Russell, to Daniel Sheridine. This portrait, retained in her own home, carries the detail of the wreath of roses, lacking in that sent to England" (Portraits and Miniatures by Charles Willson Peale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1952, pp. 188-89).