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Day 1: Asian Arts, Sterling Silver & Jewelry

Fri, Nov 18, 2016 02:00PM EST - Sat, Nov 19, 2016 02:00PM EST
Lot 138

Albert Babb Insley

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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(New York/New Jersey, 1842-1937) Four sketches: Pumpkin Patch, unsigned, oil on canvas, 9 x 13 in., gilt wood frame, grime; Sketch from Nanuet, signed lower right "Albert Insley", inscribed verso, oil on cardboard, 3-1/2 x 4-5/8 in. (RB 0238); Tree Study, signed lower left, "A.B.I. 60" and inscribed verso "Brooklyn New York June/60" (RB D82), graphite on paper, 7-3/8 x 9-1/8 in., unframed, handling grime, toning; Landscape with log over a stream, signed lower right with monogram "AI" and verso "A.B.I. 56"(RB D36), graphite on paper, 6-1/2 x 4-1/8 in. handling grime, light toning, drawings unframed, signed; gilt wood frame. Notes: Lot is accompanied by copies of the registration form for "Sketch from Nanuet", the two drawings and a copy of the receipt for the drawings on Roy Blankenship‘s letterhead, dated 1986 Exhibited: "From Nanuet" exhibited, The Cragsmoor Free Library,The Delicate Palette of Albert Insley 1842-1937, beginning June 30, 1984 traveling to other institutions and ending at Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY May 19,1985, No. 71 Literature: Blankenship, Roy, and Albert Insley. 1980. The delicate palette of Albert Insley, 1842-1937: a catalog of his life and work. Wilmington, Del: Blankenship.No. 71. Provenance: Mrs. Frank G. Speck (Florence Insley, daughter of artist); Roy Blankenship, Wilmington, Delaware, great-grandson of the artist; Property from the Duke Family Collection

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