Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, Sep 11, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 975
Albert Bierstadt
Estimate: $70,000 - $90,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(American, 1830-1902)
A Quiet Valley, 1855, signed lower right "ABierstadt 1855", oil on canvas, 34 x 43 in.; original carved gilt wood and composition frame, 45-1/2 x 54-1/2 in., Provenance: The Artist; Robert C. Hilton (label verso); The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, purchased 1962; Property of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Sold to Benefit Future Acquisitions; Note: Exhibited:ÿAlbert Bierstadt, Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth, TX, January 27?March 19, 1972; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 2?May 14, 1972; The Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Massachusetts, May 28?July 5, 1972; The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, September 11?November 5, 1972; Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 15, 1972?January 3, 1973Three Giants of American Luminism, Roanoke Museum of Fine Arts, Roanoke, Virginia, December 7?31, 1984Literature:ÿGordon Hendricks,ÿAlbert Bierstadtÿ(Fort Worth, Texas: Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, 1972), p. 45, no. 7Gordon Hendricks,ÿAlbert Bierstadt: Painter of the American Westÿ(New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), p. 349, no. CL-245, illus.
Condition
See condition report online from Painting Conservation, Asheville, NC
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