Fine Art & Decorative Works, Day 2
Sat, Sep 12, 2015 09:00AM EDT - Mon, Sep 14, 2015 09:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 225
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
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 |
(New York/England, 1819-1905)
Good Friends, 1992, signed lower right "A.F. Tait. NA. NY 92" and dated, signed and titled verso canvas, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 in.; original gilt wood and composition liner with label for "Lewis & Son..New York", crackle, cupping, canvas loose, original stretcher and tacking edge; liner with abrasions, lacking outer molding. Notes: Exhibited: National Academy of Design, Autumn Exhibition, 1892, "Good Friends", priced at $400
Literature: Warder H. Cadbury and Henry F. Marsh, [Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait: Artist in the Adirondacks], Cranbury, NJ: Associated University Presses, 1986, #92.15 in checklist, p. 292. Provenance: Sold by artist to Robert J. Hilles, West Hoboken Fidelity & Casualty Co., New York, December 19, 1892: Private Collection
crackle, cupping, canvas loose, original stretcher and tacking edge; liner with abrasions, lacking outer molding
