An American Panorama: North, South, East and West | May 9, 2024
Thu, May 9, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 592
William Michael Harnett
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, 1848-1892)
Mynheer's Lunch, 1879, signed and dated lower left "WMHarnett 1879", oil on canvas, 12-1/2 x 10-1/2 in.; period gilt wood frame, 19 x 17 in.
Provenance: Colonel George G. Briggs, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Frances W. Wilson, Garden City, Long Island; Sotheby’s New York: 25 October 1973; lot 47; Ambassador and Mrs. J. William Middendorf II, New York (label verso); Kennedy Galleries, New York; Christie’s New York: 31 May 1985; lot 92 (titled Still life with pipe, mug and newspaper); Mr. Jerome Margulis; Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, by 1997; Maria and Conrad Janis Estate, as of 2002; Property sold to benefit the American Folk Art Museum
Literature: Frankenstein, Alfred Victor, “William Michael Harnett: A Critical Catalogue” in Frankenstein Alfred. 2023. After the Hunt : William Harnett and Other American Still Life Painters 1870-1900. Berkeley: University of California Press,168; no. 31A (listed; titled Herald); Doreen Bolger, Marc Simpson, John Wilmerding, Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York N.Y.) and Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. 1992. William M. Harnett. Fort Worth New York: Amon Carter Museum; Metropolitan Museum of Art: H.N. Abrams.97 (mentioned).
Condition
lined, areas of retouch
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Colonel George G. Briggs, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Frances W. Wilson, Garden City, Long Island; Sotheby’s New York: 25 October 1973; lot 47; Ambassador and Mrs. J. William Middendorf II, New York (label verso); Kennedy Galleries, New York; Christie’s New York: 31 May 1985; lot 92 (titled Still life with pipe, mug and newspaper); Mr. Jerome Margulis; Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, by 1997; Maria and Conrad Janis Estate, as of 2002; Property sold to benefit the American Folk Art Museum
