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Wed, Jan 11, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 1239
Sanford Robinson Gifford
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000
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, 1823-1880)
A Sketch From Nature, circa 1849-50, unsigned, inscribed pencil verso "Sanford R. Gifford (Hudsonian School) / Present from Mrs. Robert Wilkinson (nee Cornelia Maurice) Poughkeepsie, N.Y.", oil on paper, 10-5/8 x 14-3/4 in.; period carved gilt wood frame, 16 x 20-1/4 in.
Provenance: American Art Union, 1849, as A Sketch from Nature, sold to Miss Clara Gilmartin; (Possibly) Mrs. Robert Wilkinson (nee Cornelia Maurice) Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Private Collection, Jekyll Island, Georgia; Private Collection, Cabot, Vermont; Driscoll Babcock Galleries, New York, New York (label verso); Shannon's Fine Art Auction, April 29, 2021, purchased for $30,000; Private Collection, Rhode Island
Note: This lot is accompanied by a letter of authentication from Dr. Ila Weiss, the recognized authority on Sanford Gifford. The letter discuses this work in detail as a well documented, important early work by the master. The lot is also accompanied by a similar letter of authentication from Kevin Avery.
Note: This painting is #17 in the Gifford Memorial Catalog: The Memorial Collection of the Works of the late Sanford R. Gifford by Weir, John Ferguson), 1841-1926 (Contributor), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY.
https://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15324coll10/id/9460
Condition
laid on card, small areas of retouch; frame with wear and abrasions
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American Art Union, 1849, as A Sketch from Nature, sold to Miss Clara Gilmartin; (Possibly) Mrs. Robert Wilkinson (neé Cornelia Maurice) Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Private Collection, Jekyll Island, Georgia; Private Collection, Cabot, Vermont; Driscoll Babcock Galleries, New York, New York (label verso); Shannon's Fine Art Auction, April 29, 2021, purchased for $30,000; Private Collection, Rhode Island
