Lot 160

American School Painting

Estimate: $3,000 - $6,000

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
(19th Century)Capitol Building, said to be Frankfort, Kentucky, unsigned, oil on canvas, 10 x 12-1/2 in.; gilt wood frame, 14-1/4 x 16-3/4 in.Note: There is some thought that this may be a depiction of Gideon Shryock's proposal for the Tennessee capitol at Nashville, which was not built.ÿ The building he designed for the statehouse in Frankfort, Kentucky was completed and Shryock also prepared plans for the Arkansas Territory capitol which was erected and still stands.See article: The Magazine Antiques, October 1974, Collector's notes "Capitol mistake?", p. 602; Provenance: Henry Clay; Hon. John Janney of Leesburg, Virginia (Clay?s Campaign Chairman in Virginia when Clay ran for the presidency), gift from Henry Clay; The Painting descended to a niece of Janney from whom it was acquired; Private Collection, Chevy Chase, Maryland; Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York (1969); Acquired 1971 by The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia

Condition

canvas trimmed, lined and re-stretched; some retouch on facade of building; frame with abrasions
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