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Solon Newman (1832 - 1904)
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Solon Newman
- Circus Chariot
- watercolor, ink and gold paint on paper
- 16 1/2 by 27 in.
Provenance
Peter Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut;
Sotheby’s New York, October 26, 1985, lot 72.
Sotheby’s New York, October 26, 1985, lot 72.
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Museum of Art, The Flowering of American Folk Art, 1776-1876, February 1-March 24, 1974;
Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Museum of American Art, The Flowering of American Folk Art, 1776-1876, April 22-June 2, 1974;
San Francisco California, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, The Flowering of American Folk Art, 1776-1876, June 24-September 15, 1974.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, American Folk Painting, January 14-February 20, 1977.
Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Museum of American Art, The Flowering of American Folk Art, 1776-1876, April 22-June 2, 1974;
San Francisco California, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, The Flowering of American Folk Art, 1776-1876, June 24-September 15, 1974.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, American Folk Painting, January 14-February 20, 1977.
Literature
Jean Lipman and Alice Winchester, The Flowering of American Folk Art, 1776-1876, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Courage Books, in cooperation with the Whitney Museum of American Art, 1974), p. 69, pl. 88.
Condition
Even toning, some visible acid burn from earlier vertical backboards. Matted and in an antique gilt frame: 25 by 35 3/4 inches.
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
Newman was born the son of a farmer in Washington, New Hampshire. By 1860, he had moved to Hillsborough and was boarding on a farm and working as a painter. Within a decade, he embraced photography and opened a studio—a studio that stayed in business, under successive owners, until the late twentieth century.