American & Western Auction | March 8, 2024
Fri, Mar 8, 2024 10:00AM EST
Lot 661
William Brown Cooper
Estimate: $400 - $600
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/Tennessee, 1811-1900)
Italian Scene, not visibly signed, oil on canvas, 16 x 9-1/2 in.; gilt wood frame, 19-1/4 x 12-1/2 in.
Provenance: label verso: "This Italian scene by William Cooper was given to Nannie Eakin Steger (Mrs. Thomas M Steger) by the wife of the artist. Presented to the Nashville Art Assn. (Now Nashville Museum of Art) by Mrs. Steger in memory of her daughter, Mrs. Felicia Steger Gibson -- 1913. Owned by Nashville Museum of Art and loaned to Watkins Institute"; Property of a Southern Museum sold to benefit the Acquisition Fund
Condition
linen backed and wax lined, with modern spring stretchers
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label verso: "This Italian scene by William Cooper was given to Nannie Eakin Steger (Mrs. Thomas M Steger) by the wife of the artist. Presented to the Nashville Art Assn. (Now Nashville Museum of Art) by Mrs. Steger in memory of her daughter, Mrs. Felicia Steger Gibson -- 1913. Owned by Nashville Museum of Art and loaned to Watkins Institute"; Property of a Southern Museum sold to benefit the Acquisition Fund
