Whitley Collection, Featuring Chinese Export, Furniture, and Fine Art | October 29, 2024
Tue, Oct 29, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 92
John Smibert, Portrait of Joseph Crawford
Estimate: $7,000 - $10,000
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/British, 1688-1751)
Portrait of Joseph Crawford (1712-1776), oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.; period carved giltwood frame 36-3/4 x 31-3/4 in.
Provenance: Dr Crawford Allen, Newport, RI (related to the sitter); Charles Woolsey Lyon, NY; bought by Knoedler and Co., NY; Thomas B. Clarke, May 1918; bought by Knoedler at Clarke College sale January 7, 1919, Lot 43; Senator Frank B. Brandegee, 1919; CJ Sloane and Co. of Washington, Jan. 8, 1925; bought by Knoedler; put on consignment to Robert C. Vose Galleries, Boston, MA; purchased by Wadsworth Atheneum, July 1930; exchanged for another work with Robert C. Vose Galleries, May 1965; purchased by Elbert L. Whitley Jr., August 1999; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
Notes: Joseph Crawford belonged to a family of early prominence in Rhode Island. He was descended from Giddeon Crawford who came to Providence from Lanark, Scotland. The story has it that Gideon Crawford came over through his friendship for and relationship with Governor John Cranston, both being said to be descendants of James Lindsey, Earl of Crawford.
The lot is accompanied by provenance, exhibition history, and an old photograph.
Exhibitions: Boston, MA, Robert C. Vose Galleries - Early American Portraits, 1926; Buffalo, NY, Albright Art Gallery - Colonial Portraits, 1926; Boston, MA, Robert C. Vose Galleries - Masterworks by Deceased American Artists, 1930; Newark, NJ, Newark Museum Association, 1930; Northampton, MA, Smith College Museum of Art, 1936, label verso
Literature: 1927 Annual, Art News, May 27, 1927; Wadsworth Atheneum Bulletin, October 1930
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Dr Crawford Allen, Newport, RI (related to the sitter); Charles Woolsey Lyon, NY; bought by Knoedler and Co., NY; Thomas B. Clarke, May 1918; bought by Knoedler at Clarke College sale January 7, 1919, Lot 43; Senator Frank B. Brandegee, 1919; CJ Sloane and Co. of Washington, Jan. 8, 1925; bought by Knoedler; put on consignment to Robert C. Vose Galleries, Boston, MA; purchased by Wadsworth Atheneum, July 1930; exchanged for another work with Robert C. Vose Galleries, May 1965; purchased by Elbert L. Whitley Jr., August 1999; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
cleaned, lined, modern varnish coat, area of retouch around face and in right shoulder; frame with wear
