James Mac Dougal Hart Paintings & Artwork for Sale | James Mac Dougal Hart Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 07, 2026
Attributed to James MacDougal Hart (1828-1901): At Rest Evening
Est: $300 - $500
Oil on canvas, 1874, signed 'James M. Hart' and dated lower left, titled on the reverse, with label from Alexander Gallery, NY. 24 1/4 x 36 1/4 in., unframed.
STAIR
Jul. 29, 2026
James McDougal Hart Signed Landscape O/C
Est: $800 - $1,200
Oil on canvas landscape painting by James McDougal Hart (1828-1901), depicting a tranquil woodland pond with lush foliage and reflective water under a soft sky. Signed lower left and dated Sept. 12, 1866. Presented in a gilt wood frame. Sight seen approx. 23" x 13", overall frame size approx. 26" x 16". Painting shows age-related surface wear and craquelure consistent with age, a few small paint scuff spots. Frame has wear. Painting needs a cleaning.
Weiss Auctions
Jul. 15, 2026
James M. Hart, American (1828-1901) Oil Painting
Est: $800 - $1,600
James McDougal Hart, Scottish/American (1828-1901) Painting Oil on Canvas "Cows Grazing Near a River". Signed Lower Left & Dated 1871. Beautifully Framed. Condition: Generally very Good. Dimensions: Sight-21" x 16". Frame-32" x 27". Provenance: From a Long Island, NY Home. Please note the absence of a Condition Report does not imply that there are no condition issues with this lot. Please contact us for a detailed Condition Report. It is the Buyer's responsibility to inspect each lot and deem their own opinions on Condition, Description, Provenance, and Validity before purchasing. Please make an appointment to preview or ask for Condition Reports. Condition Reports are rendered as an opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. REMEMBER ALL SALES ARE FINAL AND ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS-IS, WHERE IS.
World Auction Gallery
Feb. 04, 2026
James McDougal Hart (1828-1901), "A Summer Day"
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
James McDougal Hart (1828-1901) "A Summer Day" Oil on canvas laid to canvas Signed lower left: James M. Hart; titled on the frame plaque
John Moran Auctioneers
Dec. 07, 2025
James McDougal Hart (1828 - 1901) "On the Housatonic" Hudson River School Cow Landscap Oil Painting
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Antique American Hudson River school landscape oil painting by James McDougal Hart (1828 - 1901). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 26 by 21 inches overall, and 20 by 15 painting alone. Please see all images for condition. Size is measured and written on the back of the painting or next to each object. The first size is the overall size, the second size is the image size. For detailed condition questions please email charles@curatedgallery.com. Domestic flat rate shipping with UPS or Fedex is set to $250 for this lot. Pick up at our 67 Guernsey street location is available 12-7pm by appointment for two weeks following the sale by appointment. Please call or email and let us know when you would like to pick up! Local delivery is also available around the area for large pieces or large orders. Flat rate delivery to, NY, PA, OH, NJ, CT, MA, DC as well as NYC and Brooklyn available as well. Thank you and good luck.
Curated Gallery Auctions
Nov. 21, 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES MCDOUGALRN 90095011 HART (New York, 1828-1901), Cattle at a river's edge., Oil on canvas, 36" x 22". Framed 47" x 32".
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES MCDOUGALRN 90095011 HART New York, 1828-1901 Cattle at a river's edge. Unsigned.
Eldred's
Oct. 03, 2025
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART, NEW YORK 1828-1901, COWS ON A COUNTRY ROAD - CATTLE WALKING DOWN THE PATH, Oil on canvas, 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.), Frame: 19 x 23 in. (48.3 x 58.4 cm.)
Est: $1,200 - $1,600
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART NEW YORK, 1828-1901 COWS ON A COUNTRY ROAD - CATTLE WALKING DOWN THE PATH Oil on canvas Lower left signed: James M. Hart; verso exhibition label: CALIFORNIA PALACE OF THE LEGION OF HONOR / SAN FRANCISCO - CALIFORNIA / Extended Loan / James Hart / Cows on a Country Road
Potomack Company
Sep. 28, 2025
JAMES M. HART - COWS PAINTING
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
19th century oil painting on wood panel of 3 cows titled verso COWS AND CALF on Armour Gallery of Providence RI label. Signed J.M.Hart NA on front. 9.5 x 13 in, framed 15.5 x 18.5 inches. (James McDougal Hart 1828-1901 was a NY artist and National Academy member who specialized in scenes of cattle).
Americana Auctions
Sep. 14, 2025
O/C SIGNED JAMES M. HART, LANDSCAPE WITH COWS (JAMES MCDOUGAL HART) CHRISTIE'S PROVENANCE, PERIOD FRAME 21 1/2" X 16 1/4"
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
O/C SIGNED JAMES M. HART, LANDSCAPE WITH COWS (JAMES MCDOUGAL HART) CHRISTIE'S PROVENANCE, PERIOD FRAME 21 1/2" X 16 1/4"
Carlsen Gallery, Inc.
Jun. 20, 2025
Painting, James McDougal Hart
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
James McDougal Hart (American, 1828-1901), Landscape with Cows, oil on canvas affixed to board, signed lower right, board: 19.5"h x 26"w, overall (with frame): 24.5"h x 31"w
Clars Auctions
Jun. 08, 2025
James McDougal Hart, (1828-1901) Painting O/C
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
James McDougal Hart, Scottish American (1828-1901), Painting, Oil On Canvas "Cows in the Landscape". Signed & Dated Bottom Left. In Beautiful Original Antique Frame. Condition: Generally Very Good. Dimensions: Sight L-20.5" x W-15.25". Frame L-28" x W-27.5". Provenance: From a Long Island, NY Home. Please note the absence of a Condition Report does not imply that there are no condition issues with this lot. Please contact us for a detailed Condition Report. It is the Buyer's responsibility to inspect each lot and deem their own opinions on Condition, Description, Provenance, and Validity before purchasing. Please make an appointment to preview or ask for Condition Reports. Condition Reports are rendered as an opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. REMEMBER ALL SALES ARE FINAL AND ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS-IS, WHERE IS. We STRONGLY encourage using our preferred shippers instead of LiveAuctioneers integrated LiveShipping service.
World Auction Gallery
May. 16, 2025
Painting, James McDougal Hart
Est: $2,500 - $4,500
James McDougal Hart (American, 1828-1901), Landscape with Cows, oil on canvas affixed to board, signed lower right, board: 19.5"h x 26"w, overall (with frame): 24.5"h x 31"w
Clars Auctions
Apr. 29, 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES MCDOUGAL HART, AMERICAN, NEW YORK 1828-1901, CONNECTICUT LANDSCAPE WITH CATTLE IN THE BACKGROUND, Oil on canvas, 14 x 24 in. (35.6 x 61 cm.), Frame: 19 x 29 in. (48.3 x 73.7 cm.)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES MCDOUGAL HART AMERICAN, NEW YORK, 1828-1901 CONNECTICUT LANDSCAPE WITH CATTLE IN THE BACKGROUND Oil on canvas Catalogue note: James M. Hart is a second generation Hudson River School painter. He emigrated from Scotland and settled in Albany, where he was apprenticed to a sign painter. He studied for three years in Düsseldorf, before returning to Albany to pursue his career as a landscape painter. Hart established a studio in the Adirondacks, where he painted and sketched pastoral landscapes, which often included views of cows, sheep and people. Source: Smithsonian American Art Museum Online
Potomack Company
Apr. 03, 2025
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART (New York, 1828-1901), Pastoral scene with cattle and sheep., Oil on canvas, 18" x 28". Framed 27" x 37".
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART New York, 1828-1901 Pastoral scene with cattle and sheep. Signed lower right "James M. Hart".
Eldred's
Mar. 23, 2025
James McDougal Hart (1828-1901) American Hudson River School Cow Grazing Landscape Framed Painting
Est: $500 - $800
Antique American 19th century landscape oil painting attributed to James McDougal Hart (1828 - 1901). Oil on canvas. Apparently unsigned. Framed. Measuring 20 by 26 inches and 12 by 18 painting alone. Please see all images for condition. Size is measured and written on the back of the painting. The first size is the overall size, the second size is the image size. For detailed condition questions please email hello@curatedgallery.com
Curated Gallery Auctions
Mar. 06, 2025
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART (NEW YORK, 1828-1901), ATTRIBUTED, LANDSCAPE PAINTING FEATURING COWS
Est: $150 - $250
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART (NEW YORK, 1828-1901), ATTRIBUTED, LANDSCAPE PAINTING FEATURING COWS, (condition updated 2/26/2025) oil on canvas laid to board, depicting three bovine bathing in a river surrounded by trees and a meadow. Signed "J Hart" in the lower right. Housed in a period, possibly original, gilt gesso frame. Fourth quarter 19th century. 11 1/4" x 20 1/4" sight, 18 1/2" x 27 1/2" OA.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Feb. 08, 2025
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART (American 1828-1901) "Cows Grazing near a River," 19TH CENTURY
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART (American 1828-1901) "Cows Grazing near a River," 19TH CENTURY, oil on canvas, signed L/R, "Hart." 24" x 20" Frame: 30 3/4" x 26 3/4"
Simpson Galleries, LLC
Jan. 23, 2025
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART, American 1828-1901, Cattle Watering, oil on canvas, 16 1/4 x 12 in. (41.3 x 30.5 cm.), Frame: 22 1/4 x 18 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (56.5 x 46.4 x 5.7 cm.)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART American, 1828-1901 Cattle Watering oil on canvas signed and dated illegibly lower right "JM Hart"
Shannon's
Dec. 13, 2024
JAMES MAC DOUGAL HART (1828-1901) SCOTTISH
Est: $20,000 - $25,000
Spectacular large original oil on canvas "Cattle & Sheep at Watering Hole". Very good condition. Has been professionally cleaned. Note: This piece has been in a private collection since 1915. Hand signed lower right. Image 26" x 40", Overall framed 36" x 51".
Chamberlain Auction Gallery
Dec. 04, 2024
HART, James McDougal. (American, 1828-1901). Hudson Valley Mountain Lands...
Est: $800 - $1,200
HART, James McDougal. (American, 1828-1901). Hudson Valley Mountain Landscape with Lake. Oil on particle/composite board. Signed JH lower right. 6 ¼ x 8 ½”. Frame 12 x 14 ¼ x 2 1/4”. Some craquelure with abrasion at perimeter edges. Not examined out of frame.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Sep. 28, 2024
JAMES MAC DOUGAL HART (1828-1901) SCOTTISH
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Spectacular large original oil on canvas "Cattle & Sheep at Watering Hole". Very good condition. Has been professionally cleaned. Note: This piece has been in a private collection since 1915. Hand signed lower right. Image 26" x 40", Overall framed 36" x 51".
Chamberlain Auction Gallery
Sep. 22, 2024
James McDougal Hart (1828-1901) A Bit of Cherry Valley
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
A Bit of Cherry Valley, Otsego County, Central New York, signed lower left "J.M Hart", in a period gilt frame with brass name plate. 17" x 21", frame 24" x 29". Influenced by his older brother, William M. Hart, James is also regarded as an important member of the second generation of Hudson River School landscape painters. Hart's family left Scotland for New York in 1831. He trained with a sign and carriage maker in Albany as a young man before studying in Munich as a pupil of Friedrich Wilhelm Schirmer of the Düsseldorf School of painting. Hart returned to the US in 1853, where he was exhibited at the National Academy of Design (something he would do steadily for 40+ years), and where he would serve as Vice President from 1895 to 1899. He also exhibited regularly at the Brooklyn Art Association, and like his brother, was particularly well known for his ability to paint cattle, and also for large scale landscapes. James and his brother opened studios in Keene Valley, NY in the 1870's. He died in Brooklyn and is interred at Green-Wood Cemetery .
Peterborough Auctions
Sep. 04, 2024
19TH C. OIL, CT LANDSCAPE, ATTRIB. J.M. HART.
Est: $500 - $800
Oil on canvas, CT landscape, attributed to James McDougal Hart (1828 - 1901). Gallery labels on reverse, see images. Canvas, 9.5” x 14.25”, Overall in a gilt frame 12.75” x 17.75.
William Smith Auctions
Jul. 27, 2024
UNKNOWN ARTIST "PASTORAL LANDSCAPE".
Est: $100 - $300
UNKNOWN ARTIST "PASTORAL LANDSCAPE". American, third-quarter 19th Century. Oil on canvas. Central small river with trees, cattle and mountains in background. Attributed to Jame McDougal Hart, Scottish-American (1828-1901). Relined, cleaned and revarnished. 14"h. 24"w. Framed, 18.5"h. 28.5"w.
Amelia Jeffers
May. 29, 2024
JAMES MACDOUGAL HART OIL, LAZY RIVER.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
James McDougal Hart (American, 1828-1901) oil on canvas, cows by riverside, signed lower right, James M. Hart ‘87. Frame plaque titled 'Lazy River'. Stretcher 28” x 20”, Overall in gilt frame 35” x 26.5”.
William Smith Auctions
May. 02, 2024
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART, American 1828-1901, Morning in the Adirondacks, ca. 1863, oil on canvas, 39 x 66 in. (99.1 x 167.6 cm.), Frame: 52 x 4 1/2 x 79 1/4 in. (132.1 x 11.4 x 201.3 cm.)
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART American, 1828-1901 Morning in the Adirondacks, ca. 1863 oil on canvas signed lower left "James M. Hart"
Shannon's
Apr. 24, 2024
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART, AMERICAN, NEW YORK 1828-1901, BENNET'S POND, ESSEX CO. NEW YORK, 1871, Oil on artist board, 7 3/4 x 12 in. (19.7 x 30.5 cm.), Frame: 13 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (34.3 x 44.5 cm.)
Est: $800 - $1,200
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART AMERICAN, NEW YORK, 1828-1901 BENNET'S POND, ESSEX CO. NEW YORK, 1871 Oil on artist board Lower right initialed: J.M.H.; verso inscribed on board: "Bennet's Pond / Essex Co. / N.Y. / painted by Jas M. Hart / 1871; verso remnants of label Provenance: Lieutenant General Leslie R. Groves* and by descent to the present owner *Lt. General Groves was a United States Army Corps of Engineers Officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon military complex in Alexandria, Virginia, and directed nearly every aspect of the Manhattan Project. Lt. General Leslie R. Groves was memorably portrayed by the baritone Eric Owens in John Adams' opera "Doctor Atomic," and by Matt Damon in the 2023 film "Oppenheimer" directed by Christopher Nolan. Catalogue note: James M. Hart moved to Albany, New York, from Scotland when he was very young. He apprenticed to a sign painter, then traveled to Dusseldorf, where he studied for three years. On his return to Albany, he made many sketching trips around the mountains and lakes of New York, and eventually established a studio with his brother in the Adirondacks. Hart was known for his pastoral landscapes, which often included cheerful views of cows, sheep, and picnics. Source: Smithsonian American Art Museum (americanart.si.edu/artist/james-m-hart-2093)
Potomack Company
Jan. 30, 2024
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART - A BIT OF CHERRY VALLEY
Est: $500 - $800
Lot 46 James McDougal Hart Scotish (1828-1901) A Bit of Cherry Valley oil on canvas signed lower left 16 x 21 inches frame dimension: 24 1/4 x 29 x 3 inches, wooden frame Provenance: From the Mildred P. Marcus Estate
Capsule Gallery Auction
Jan. 27, 2024
HART OIL, THE COMING STORM
Est: $10,000 - $20,000
HART, James MacDougal (1828-1901). The Coming Storm. Oil on canvas. 41 3/8" x 54 1/4" canvas, 47" x 60" framed. Until the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American landscape was viewed as a dangerous wilderness, a harbor for Native Americans to plan and execute attacks, and an inconvenient obstruction to agricultural prosperity and development. It was to be conquered rather than admired. The American War of Independence brought about a desire for national identity, divorced from British influence and with an unmistakably American appearance. The landscape paintings of the Hudson River School were to embody this aspiration and answered such critics as the Reverend Sydney Smith, who in his 1820 article for the Edinburgh Review, asked: "In the four quarters of the globe, who reads an American book? Or goes to an American play? Or looks at an American picture or statue?" The Hudson River School, as it has come to be termed, was "founded" by the painter Thomas Cole and was so-named because its proponents showed a fondness for depicting the scenery to be found in the countryside bordering the Hudson River. The locale was perhaps not accidental as the governor of New York, De Witt Clinton, was an ardent supporter of the arts and actively encouraged painters to use nature as an unexploited source of American inspiration. In an 1816 address he delivered at the opening ceremonies of the New York-based American Academy of the Fine Arts, he exalted both the American wilderness and the American cultural landscape as appropriate subjects for native arts, questioning: "And can there be a country in the world better calculated than ours to exercise and to exalt the imagination - to call into activity the creative powers of the mind, and to afford just views of the beautiful, the wonderful, and the sublime?" Clinton's view was shared by Thomas Cole and his followers, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Worthington Whittredge and James MacDougal Hart amongst others. Cole believed that nature manifested to man the mind of the Creator and saw the artist as a prophet. His ideas were undoubtedly inspired by the poetic works of Byron, Coleridge, Keats and Wordsworth, as well as the Romantic movement in European painting. Moreover, John Ruskin had expressed similar thoughts in the first volume of Modern Painters, which was first published in England during 1843. An American edition followed in 1847. Ruskin wrote: "The landscape painters must always have two great and distinct ends; the first, to induce in the spectator's mind the faithful conception of any natural objects whatsoever; the second, to guide the spectator's mind to those objects most worthy of its contemplations, and to inform him of the thoughts and feelings with which these were regarded by the artist himself." These ideals were beautifully manifested in the paintings of James MacDougal Hart. He formed part of a dynasty of Hart painters, his brother William; sister, Julie Hart Beers Kempson; wife, Marie Theresa Gorsuch; and son, William Gorsuch Hart, also accompanying him in the art. Born in Kilmarnock, Scotland in 1828, James MacDougal Hart's family emigrated to Albany, New York during 1831. At the age of fifteen he was apprenticed as a sign painter, but eventually sought a higher calling as a landscape artist. His work, like many of the painters associated with the Hudson River School, was inspired by study at the Düsseldorf Academy. However, his paintings also reflect the influence of Scottish painting and in particular the work of Edwin Landseer whose landscapes so embodied the Victorian Romantic notion of Scotland, as idealized by Sir Walter Scott. Hart returned to New York in 1852 and the following year moved to Albany. In 1857 he established a permanent home in New York City and until his death in 1901 continued to produce paintings which glorified America as a rural Eden. One of his favorite subjects was cattle, as can be seen in The Coming Storm, where he depicted them huddled under a tree, as cows are wont to do during stormy weather. He is known to have once commented: "I strive to reproduce the feeling produced by the original scenes themselves. . ." and in this painting he certainly succeeds. The paintings of James MacDougal Hart can be found in several public collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum.
Arader Galleries
Jan. 18, 2024
James McDougal Hart (American 1828 - 1901)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
'View of the Hudson River Near Anthony's Nose, c. 1820.' Oil on canvas. 14 x 20"; 17 1/2 x 23 5/8" (framed). Provenance: Doyle, NY 2003; Gertrude Grace Sill (1920 - 2020) American art historian, curator, professor and author of "John Haberle Master of Illusion," among other art historical publications.
Vallot Auctioneers
Dec. 10, 2023
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART "FARMINGTON RIVER" 19TH C OIL
Est: $500 - $1,000
James McDougal Hart (1828-1901 New York) "Farmington River" Oil on Canvas. Signed lower left. Theodore Kelley New York Artists Canvas stamp on verso. Serene painitng of cows grazing near river in rural Connecticut. Canvas measures 10x14.5", elaborate period gilt frame with overall measurements of 16x20". Overall good condition; some wear to frame finish and edges.
District Auction
Nov. 29, 2023
James McDougal Hart (New York, 1828 - 1901)
Est: $2,500 - $4,500
James McDougal Hart (New York, 1828 - 1901) Oil on Canvas. Signed lower left. Sight Size: 20.25 x 28.5 in. Overall Framed Size: 27.5 x 37.75 x 3.5 in.
Helmuth Stone
Nov. 02, 2023
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART - UNTITLED (LANDSCAPE WITH COWS)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Lot 52 James McDougal Hart Scotish (1828-1901) Untitled (Landscape with Cows) oil on canvas signed lower left 16 x 21 inches unframed Provenance: From the Mildred P. Marcus Estate
Capsule Gallery Auction
Oct. 26, 2023
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART, American 1828-1901, Cows Grazing, oil on canvas, 28 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches (71.8 x 51.4 cm.), Frame: 36 1/4 x 3 x 28 1/4 in. (92.1 x 7.6 x 71.8 cm.)
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART American, 1828-1901 Cows Grazing oil on canvas signed lower left "James M Hart"
Shannon's
Jul. 29, 2023
JAMES McDOUGAL HART (1828-1901)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
"Expansive Horizon with Outcropping" oil on canvas 12 x 18 1/2 inches. dated '89 lower left. custom gilt frame by Tweson Studios. Provenance: Doyle's New York and by direct descent through the family of the artist.
John McInnis Auctioneers
Jul. 28, 2023
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART (New York, 1828-1901), Cattle by a forest pond., Oil on canvas, 30” x 22”. Framed 38” x 30”.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART New York, 1828-1901 Cattle by a forest pond. Signed lower left "James M. Hart".
Eldred's
Jul. 08, 2023
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART (NY, 1828-1901)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Summer Pastoral Scene with Cows at a Wooded Stream, oil on canvas, signed lower left, in water gilt molded panel frame, OS: 27 1/2" x 35 1/2", SS: 19 1/2" x 27 1/2".
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jul. 08, 2023
James McDougal Hart O/C Painting, Coastal Landscape With Cows
Est: $1,700 - $1,900
James McDougal Hart (American/New York, 1828-1901) oil on canvas painting depicting cattle grazing along a shoreline with a figure resting nearby, and a background composed of lush green trees and coastal architecture casting reflections on the surface of the water, all under a hazy evening sky. Signed "J.M. Hart" lower edge. Housed in a period giltwood frame with repousse and bead course decoration under glass. Sight: 8 1/2" H x 15 1/2" W. Framed: 14 1/2" H x 21 1/2" W. Biography: Born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, James Hart was a leading figure of the second-generation Hudson River School painters and was known for idyllic landscapes, especially with cows. His family emigrated to Albany, New York in 1830. At age 15, Hart apprenticed to a sign and banner painter in Albany. Later he switched to portrait painting. At age 22, Hart went to Germany and enrolled in the Dusseldorf Art Academy for three years and returned to Albany where he opened a studio, taught, and painted until 1857 when he established a studio in New York City. There, members of the newly rich, post-Civil War society were delighted with his serene, rural landscapes. In the 1840s and 1850s, he also painted panoramic, luminous landscapes in meticulous detail with figures including farmers and children. James McDougal Hart served as the Vice President for three years of the National Academy of Design. He was voted a full member in 1859.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 02, 2023
James McDougal Hart (NY,1828-1901) oil painting antique
Est: $3,800 - $4,750
ARTIST: James McDougal Hart (New York, 1828 - 1901) TITLE: Landscape with Cows YEAR: 1889 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few minor paint losses. Minor stable craquelure. Few scattered small inpaintings (biggest 1" x 1"). ART SIZE: 20 x 28 inches / 50 x 71 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right PROVENANCE: Christie's (has stamp on verso) CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 124740 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, James Hart was a leading figure of the second generation Hudson River School painters and was known for idyllic landscapes, especially with cows. His family emigrated to Albany, New York in 1830 when he was age two, and Hart, at age 15, apprenticed to a sign and banner painter in Albany. Later he switched to portrait painting. At age 22, he went to Germany and enrolled in the Dusseldorf Art Academy for three years and returned to Albany where he opened a studio and taught and painted until 1857 when he established a studio in New York City. There members of the newly rich, post-Civil War society were delighted with his serene, rural landscapes. It was a time when New York "swarmed with people newly rich and feverishly eager to acquire at once the trappings and paraphernalia of culture, oil paintings included. With such clients Hart and his brother, William, found abundant employment for their painting in a language intelligible to the artistically illiterate. James garnished his landscapes with barnyard animals, chiefly cows, and painted them with such fidelity that his delighted customers thought they could distinguish the Alderneys from the Guernseys. "His farm family teased him about his painting of farm animals, saying he knew little about them first hand. In the 1840s and 1850s, he also painted panoramic, luminous landscapes in meticulous details with many figures including farmers and children. The idea was to suggest that rural America was an idyllic place.Of his cow paintings, G.W. Sheldon wrote in "American Painters": For cows and oxen, he has the fullest sympathy. Their thoughts which are not men's thoughts, their ways, which are not men's ways, and their faces which do not depend for interest upon any human likeness or suggestion, have been the objects of his studious love. He says that he likes cattle as well as landscapes and this, for an artist like him, is saying a great deal. "James McDougal Hart served as the Vice President for three years of the National Academy of Design. He was voted a full member in 1859. His wife was artist Marie Theresa Gorsuch, a still-life painter, and their three children became artists: Robert Gorsuch Hart, Letitia Bonnet Hart, and Mary Theresa Hart.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 18, 2023
James McDougal Hart (American, 1828-1901) Cattle in woodland
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
James McDougal Hart (American, 1828-1901) Cattle in woodland indistinctly signed and dated 'James M Hart 85' (lower left) oil on canvas 81.9 x 58.7cm (32 1/4 x 23 1/8in).
Bonhams
Apr. 09, 2023
ATTRIB James McDougal Hart (NY,1828-1901) oil painting antique
Est: $1,900 - $2,500
ARTIST: ATTRIBUTED TO James McDougal Hart (New York, 1828 - 1901) TITLE: Mountain Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas. Canvas applied to board CONDITION: Few minor scratches/paint losses. Minor damages to edges. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 33 x 45 inches / 83 x 114 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 123524 US Shipping $249 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, James Hart was a leading figure of the second generation Hudson River School painters and was known for idyllic landscapes, especially with cows. His family emigrated to Albany, New York in 1830 when he was age two, and Hart, at age 15, apprenticed to a sign and banner painter in Albany. Later he switched to portrait painting. At age 22, he went to Germany and enrolled in the Dusseldorf Art Academy for three years and returned to Albany where he opened a studio and taught and painted until 1857 when he established a studio in New York City. There members of the newly rich, post-Civil War society were delighted with his serene, rural landscapes. It was a time when New York "swarmed with people newly rich and feverishly eager to acquire at once the trappings and paraphernalia of culture, oil paintings included. With such clients Hart and his brother, William, found abundant employment for their painting in a language intelligible to the artistically illiterate. James garnished his landscapes with barnyard animals, chiefly cows, and painted them with such fidelity that his delighted customers thought they could distinguish the Alderneys from the Guernseys."His farm family teased him about his painting of farm animals, saying he knew little about them first hand. In the 1840s and 1850s, he also painted panoramic, luminous landscapes in meticulous details with many figures including farmers and children. The idea was to suggest that rural America was an idyllic place. Of his cow paintings, G.W. Sheldon wrote in "American Painters": For cows and oxen, he has the fullest sympathy. Their thoughts which are not men's thoughts, their ways, which are not men's ways, and their faces which do not depend for interest upon any human likeness or suggestion, have been the objects of his studious love. He says that he likes cattle as well as landscapes and this, for an artist like him, is saying a great deal."James McDougal Hart served as the Vice President for three years of the National Academy of Design. He was voted a full member in 1859. His wife was artist Marie Theresa Gorsuch, a still-life painter, and their three children became artists: Robert Gorsuch Hart, Letitia Bonnet Hart, and Mary Theresa Hart.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 09, 2023
James McDougal Hart (NY,1828-1901) oil painting antique
Est: $3,800 - $4,750
ARTIST: James McDougal Hart (New York, 1828 - 1901) TITLE: Landscape with Cows YEAR: 1889 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few minor paint losses. Minor stable craquelure. Few scattered small inpaintings (biggest 1" x 1"). ART SIZE: 20 x 28 inches / 50 x 71 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right PROVENANCE: Christie's (has stamp on verso) CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 124740 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, James Hart was a leading figure of the second generation Hudson River School painters and was known for idyllic landscapes, especially with cows. His family emigrated to Albany, New York in 1830 when he was age two, and Hart, at age 15, apprenticed to a sign and banner painter in Albany. Later he switched to portrait painting. At age 22, he went to Germany and enrolled in the Dusseldorf Art Academy for three years and returned to Albany where he opened a studio and taught and painted until 1857 when he established a studio in New York City. There members of the newly rich, post-Civil War society were delighted with his serene, rural landscapes. It was a time when New York "swarmed with people newly rich and feverishly eager to acquire at once the trappings and paraphernalia of culture, oil paintings included. With such clients Hart and his brother, William, found abundant employment for their painting in a language intelligible to the artistically illiterate. James garnished his landscapes with barnyard animals, chiefly cows, and painted them with such fidelity that his delighted customers thought they could distinguish the Alderneys from the Guernseys. "His farm family teased him about his painting of farm animals, saying he knew little about them first hand. In the 1840s and 1850s, he also painted panoramic, luminous landscapes in meticulous details with many figures including farmers and children. The idea was to suggest that rural America was an idyllic place.Of his cow paintings, G.W. Sheldon wrote in "American Painters": For cows and oxen, he has the fullest sympathy. Their thoughts which are not men's thoughts, their ways, which are not men's ways, and their faces which do not depend for interest upon any human likeness or suggestion, have been the objects of his studious love. He says that he likes cattle as well as landscapes and this, for an artist like him, is saying a great deal. "James McDougal Hart served as the Vice President for three years of the National Academy of Design. He was voted a full member in 1859. His wife was artist Marie Theresa Gorsuch, a still-life painter, and their three children became artists: Robert Gorsuch Hart, Letitia Bonnet Hart, and Mary Theresa Hart.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Feb. 25, 2023
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART (NY, 1828-1901)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Pastoral Landscape with Cows and Stone Fence, oil on canvas, signed lower left, unframed, 21" x 16", losses at edges, two small patches.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jan. 14, 2023
James Mcdougal Hart, Pastoral scene, 1882
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Hart, James MacDougal (Scottish/American, 1828-1901). Untitled, pastoral scene with cows by a stream. Oil on canvas.1882. Signed and dated l.r. Christie's stamp on verso. 20" x 28". Provenance: Purchased from Sotheby's, NY from Sale 4784M in 1982.
Quinn's Auction Galleries
Nov. 22, 2022
James McDougal Hart (American, 1828-1901) Cattle in woodland
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
James McDougal Hart (American, 1828-1901) Cattle in woodland indistinctly signed and dated 'James M Hart 85' (lower left) oil on canvas 81.9 x 58.7cm (32 1/4 x 23 1/8in).
Bonhams
Nov. 02, 2022
James McDougal Hart (American, 1828-1901) Cattle Watering
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Oil on canvas. Signed (lower right).
Cottone Auctions
Oct. 27, 2022
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART, American (1828-1901), Cows Grazing Along a Stream, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 inches
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JAMES MCDOUGAL HART American, (1828-1901) Cows Grazing Along a Stream oil on canvas signed lower right "James M. Hart"
Shannon's
Oct. 19, 2022
James McDougal Hart, Mountain Scene
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
James McDougal Hart Mountain Scene oil on board 33.25 h × 44.75 w in (84 × 114 cm) Signed to lower right 'James M. Hart'. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers