Single Owner Auction - The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr. of Newnan, Georgia
Sat, Sep 12, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 87
George Henry Durrie
Estimate: $150,000 - $250,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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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 |
(American, 1820-1863)Gathering Wood for Winter, New Haven, 1855, signed and dated lower left 1855, oil on canvas, 26 x 36 in.; fine reproduction carved gilt wood and composition frame, 32 x 42 in.Illustrated: American Art Review, 2, no. 1, 1975, 72; Hutson, Martha Young.ÿGeorge Henry Durrie (1820-1863): American Winter Landscapist : Renowned Through Currier and Ives]. Chester, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1977, fig. 106, p. 103, cat. #159.;ÿThe Magazine Antiques, "Living with Antiques", by Katherine Gross Farnham, September 1972,ÿ p. 445., pl. IX.Exhibited:ÿ Coe Kerr Gallery, New York, 1970; "The Beckoning Land", The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, April -June 1971, (lent by Coe Kerr Gallery, New York, NY), cat. no. 32, illustrated p. 54,ÿ(label verso); Hirschl &ÿ Adler Galleries, New York, NY, 1971.; "Georgia Collects", The High Museum of Art, January - March, 1989 (label verso).; Provenance: The Estate of Norman B. Woolworth, Winthrop, Maine, 1959; Coe Kerr Gallery, New York, NY, purchased March 23, 1972, for $55,000 (accompanied by original receipt); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia
wax and linen lined,ÿmetal strip lining, crackle: frame with wear and some losses to gilt, stamped verso: Conserved by Bernard Rabin, Newark, New Jersey, September 1969, see full condition report by Painting Conservation, Asheville, North Carolina, online
Condition
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