Lot 1077

Charles Deas

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000

Bid Increments

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$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
(Missouri/New York, 1818-1867) Temple Scene, 1865, signed and dated lower left "C Deas/1865", oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in.; reproduction carved silver gilt frame, 22-1/2 x 28-1/2 in. - Provenance: A Greensburg, Pennsylvania Estate; Private Collection Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1992; Private Florida Collection, 2001 - Literature: Clark, Carol, Joan Carpenter Troccoli, Frederick E. Hoxie, and Guy Jordan.ÿCharles Deas and 1840s America. 2009., ill. p. 214, discussed onÿpgs. 214-215 as being from Deas's second stay at the Bloomingdale Asylum for the Insane, and probably influenced by lithographs of Egyptÿand the Holy Land that were widely distributed during the artist's life.This lot is accompanied by a copy of Ms. Clark's book.

Condition

linen lined, stabilized crackle, yellowed varnish; frame with minimal wear
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