Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, Sep 11, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 970
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
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 |
(British/America, 1819-1905)
Sheep and Lambs, signed lower right "A.F. Tait, N.A./ N.Y. 92", oil on canvas, 14 x 22-1/4 in.; probably original ornate carved gilt wood and composition frame, 24-1/4 x 32-1/2 in.; Note: Literature:ÿCadbury, Warder H., Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, and Henry F. Marsh.ÿArthur Fitzwilliam Tait: Artist in the Adirondacks. Cranbury, NJ: Associated University Presses, 1986.It is not known for certain whether this painting is included inÿCadbury's book.ÿ There is at least one possibility with the same dimensions, painted that same year, #92.17, p. 292, titled Nearest Way Home and described as "Sheep coming down path".ÿ That painting and this are very similar to Tait's The Gap in the Fence, #93.2, p. 293, in the Collection of the Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake, New York. It is also entirely possible that this painting was not included in Tait's own register or Cadbury's Checklist.
Condition
original stretchers and tacking edge, surface dirt layer, crackle, yellowed varnish; frame with wear, some minor losses at corners, cracking
