Premier Auction - Session II - March 25, 2023
Sat, Mar 25, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1052
John Frederick Peto
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
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, 1854-1907)
Still Life with Candle, Books and Jug, circa 1890s, signed upper left "J.F. Peto", oil on canvas, 22 x 27 in.; reproduction gilt wood frame, 30-1/4 x 35-1/4 in.
Literature: Wilmerding John. 1983. Important Information Inside : The Art of John F. Peto and the Idea of Still-Life Painting in Nineteenth-Century America. Washington: National Gallery of Art., page 244, fig. 246.; Anderson Dennis R and Chrysler Museum. 1976. A Norfolk Bicentennial Salute : 300 Years of American Art at Norfolk's Chrysler Museum. Norfolk Virginia: The Museum, page 136, ill.
Condition
lined, extensive retouch, signature possibly strengthened during prior restoration, crackle; frame with minimal wear
Mrs. George Peto Smiley, Island Heights, New Jersey; Windsor House Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Don Lewis, Norfolk, Virginia, 1968; Sloan & Roman, New York, NY, 1969; Chrysler Art Museum of Provincetown, Massachusetts, 1970 from Museum Art Exchange, New York, NY, 1969; Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.; The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, with proceeds to fund future acquisitions
