Premier Auction
Sat, Sep 14, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 985
Eastman Johnson
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
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| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(American, 1824-1906)Portrait of Morris K. Jesup, unsigned, oil on canvas, 41 x 30 in.; reproduction carved gilt wood and composition frame, 38 x 48-3/4 in.Note:ÿTo be included in Patricia Hills's forthcoming Catalogue Raisonne of the work of Eastman Johnson. Ms. Hill has identified the sitter to be Morris Ketchum Jesup (1830-1908), the banker and philanthropist who was appointed the third president of the Museum of Natural History in 1881. Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, New York (label verso, date unknown); Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 2005; Property From an Important Virginia Living Estate
wax and linen lined, crackle, areas of retouch scattered throughout; frame with wear and abrasions
