Sr. (British, 1768–1827)
Fortified Port Scene with Royal Navy Ships and Paddle Steamer, unsigned, oil on canvas, 13-5/8 x 15-7/8 in.; modern gilt wood frame 15-5/8 x 17-3/4 x 1 in.
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York
Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
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By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York
Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
original stretcher and tacking edge, patches verso, retouch throughout affecting approximately 25% of surface, crackle, surface dirt, cupping, cleavage at top, small points of flaking