(Danish/America, 1850-1921)
Young America, 1894, signed and dated lower right "A. Jacobsen 1894", oil on canvas, 22 x 36 in.; carved gilt wood frame, 27-1/4 x 41-1/4 in.
Provenance: Charles S. Beebe, West Hartford, Connecticut
Note: According to Jacobsen expert Harold S. Sniffen, Curator Emeritus of the Mariners' Museum, Jacobsen painted the New York built clipper ship Young America at least 14 times. This notable version was unknown at the time the checklist of Jacobsen's work was published in 1984, but will be included in a later, updated version. A letter from Sniffen discussing this work as one of the 14 versions with "...the greatest aesthetic appeal" accompanies this lot.
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Charles S. Beebe, West Hartford, Connecticut
clean stable surface, linen lined, areas of retouch; frame with abrasions and scattered tiny losses
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