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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Feb 13, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 987

Asher B. Durand

Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000

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, 1796-1886)In the Shade of the Old Oak Tree, c. 1850, signed lower left "AB Durand", oil on canvas, 25-1/2 x 21-1/4 in.; fine period carved gilt wood and composition frame, 36-1/2 x 32-1/2 in.Literature: Kennedy Quarterly, VII, 1, March 1967, p. 37,  no. 46; Lawall, David B. Asher B. Durand: A Documentary Catalogue of the Narrative and Landscape Paintings. New York: Garland Pub, 1978, cat. no. 151.,  illus. fig. 76.Illustrated: American Art Review, I, 33, March-April 1974, p. 31, Robinson Galleries, Houston, Texas, advertisement.  - Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY, (label verso); Robinson Galleries, Houston, Texas, c. 1974; Sotheby's, New York, NY, December 1, 1988, sold for $29,700; Alexander Gallery, New York, NY (label verso); Questroyal Gallery, New York, NY (label verso); Private Collection

Condition

lined, areas of retouch right side sky, lake and edge, stabilized crackle; frame with minimal wear
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