American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Catalogue Information: 159 lots | 77 with images
Date: 1994
Auction House:
Sotheby's
Location:
USA
Lot 1: JOHN F. PETO (1854-1907) MY PIPE AND MUG
signed J. F. Peto and indistinctly dated, l.r.; also signed J. F. Peto, titled My Pipe and Mug and dated 1894/Island Heights, N.J. on the reverse oil on canvas 8 1/4 by 6 1/4 in.21 by 15.9 cm.
Lot 2: *ADELHEID DIETRICH (B. 1827) FLORAL STILL LIFE
signed gem. v. Adelheid Dietrich and dated 1869, l.c. oil on canvas 13 1/4 by 10 1/4 in.33.7 by 26 cm. Provenance: Charles B. Jarvis Fine Arts, Washington, D.C. Chandler P. Anderson, Jr. Mary Ann Guild, Tucson, Arizona.
Lot 3: *ALBERT BIERSTADT (1830-1902) BAHAMIAN VIEW
inscribed with the artist's monogrammed signature ABierstadt, l.l. oil on paper unframed: 18 3/4 by 14 in.47.6 by 35.6 cm. Provenance: Estate of the artist Estate of Mrs. Albert Bierstadt Acquired by the present owner's father from the above.
Lot 4: *CHARLES C. NAHL (1818-1878) BOATING ON THE CHAGRES RIVER
signed C. Nahl and dated 1855, l.r. oil on tin 6 1/4 by 7 3/4 in.15.9 by 19.7 cm. Located in Central America, the Chagres River played a vital role in the steamship travel between New York and San Francisco during the gold rush. As depicted in the pr [...more]
Lot 5: *JOHN WILLIAM HILL (1812-1879) VIEW OF VALLEY ON TURNPIKE
watercolor on paper 13 1/2 by 18 1/2 in.34.3 by 47 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Nyack, New York.
