The American Scene including Important Photographs from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation
The American Scene including Important Photographs from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation
Francis Augustus Silva
Crow's Nest on Hudson
Lot Closed
May 24, 05:15 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Francis Augustus Silva
1835 – 1886
Crow’s Nest on Hudson
signed F.A. Silva (lower right)
oil on canvas
12 1/8 by 24 1/8 in.
30.7 by 61.2 cm.
Executed circa 1875.
Nathan Liverant & Son, Colchester, Connecticut
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York (acquired by 1980)
Acquired from the above in 1981 by the present owner
Kathie Beals, “Show Focuses on Hudson River Artists,” The Daily Times, Mamaroneck, 29 May 1981, n.p.
John Caldwell, "A Nostalgic Look at Hudson Region," The New York Times, 7 June 7 1981