(American, 1833-1905)Pastoral Landscape, c. 1878-1880, watercolor on buff paper, 8-1/2 x 11-1/2 in.; reproduction carved gilt wood and composition frame, 16 x 19 in.; together with White Mountains, 1872, unsigned, pencil on buff paper, 8-1/4 x 12-1/2 in.; carved gilt wood frame. 14 x 18-1/4 in.Watercolor Exhibited: "Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century American Art from Private Collections", The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 27 - September 11, 1972, no. 59; "The Spencer Collection of American Art", Spanierman Gallery, New York, June 13 - 29, 1990, exhibition catalog no. 20, p. 42 (color illus. p. 43).Accompanying this lot is aÿbinder of research material regarding this watercolor, which accompaniedÿits purchase from Spanierman Gallery, New York in .ÿ In it are an essay on the artist in general by Spanierman Gallery's research staff, as well as an essay on this specific work written by the well known American Art historian Barbara Dayer Gallati.ÿ At the time of writing, Dr. Gallati was Associate Curator, American Painting and Sculpture, at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.ÿ ÿDrawing Exhibited: "William Trost Richards", Washburn Gallery, New York, NY, June-July 1972.ÿ; Provenance: (watercolor) The Estate of the artist; Thomas Richards (the artist's brother); C. Nelson Richards, III (great nephew of the artist); the Estate of C. Nelson Richards, III; Ira Spanierman, New York, 1966; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Spencer, New York, 1966; Spanierman Gallery, New York, NY, sold c. 1990s (Accompanied by Spanierman Gallery research binder); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia.; (drawing) Washburn Gallery, New York, NY., purchased March 1973 for $337.50 (accompanied by original receipt); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia neither examined out of frame, slight toning, crease visible at lower right corner of watercolor, drawing with slight foxing; frames with wear at corners and edges