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OIL ON BOARD OF COWS IN PASTORAL SETTING
A lovely oil on board painting by National Academy artist Aaron Draper Shattuck. It is titled Cows at Salmon Brook Meadow Granby 1870. The type of academy board Shattuck choose to use for this painting has a light brown speckled coloration. The technique he used to paint this scene involved the intentional scraping away of paint to reveal the brown undersurface. This technique is very effectively used in this painting.
Although originally trained as a portrait painter, Shattuck, 1832 - 1928, is best known for his White Mountain School paintings and a little later in life while he resided in Granby, CT, his pastoral scenes featuring livestock such as cattle and sheep. This painting is in excellent original condition. It is in a period gold leaf frame that is likely its original. The sight size is 12 1/2" X 16". The painting is stamped lower right and also has the Emeigh certificate of provenance.. It is going to be entered as number 252 in the upcoming catalog raisonne on this artist..
$9500.00
CHINA TRADE PAINTING
This is a very attractive China Trade painting. The ship which is flying a Liverpool flag, is identified on the lower center of the painting as "Ship Southern Cross of Liverpool Capt. H. Manley master at sea 1877". The ship was built in Southwick England in 1856.. There is some cracqulere as you would expect to find on a China Trade painting The ship was painted at the entrance to Hong Kong harbour with Hawk's Peak on the right. The painting is relined and there is scattered retouch. The painting is housed in a nice reporduction Chinese Chippendale frame. The sight size is 20 X 25 1/2".
$8000.00
NORWICH, CT PORTRAIT BY A. H. EMMONS
A portrait of a young child by Alexander Hamilton Emmons 1816 - 1884. He was an E. Haddam, CT native with a natural inclination toward art who by neccessity became a house painter. While working in Norwich, CT, he drew the portrait of a fellow laborer. Upon seeing the successful likeness, he decided to attempt a living as a portrait painter. He began by painting miniatures. In 1843 he opened a studio in Hartfiord paintiing portraits and landscapes and although self trained, also taught art. After 5 years in Hartford, Charles Johnson, Esq. a Norwich banker, persuaded him to return to paint portraits of noteworthy people in Norwich. He had studio space built into the Norwich Savings Bank overlooking the Thames River.
Sight size of the entire canvas is 29 1/4" X24 1/2". The painting is signed in several places. The present frame is a newer one.
$1800.00
A FINE LANDSCAPE BY ABRAHAM HULK JR
This is a beautiful oil on wood panel painted by listed artist Abraham Hulk Jr. 1851 - 1922. He is a British artist highly regarded for his landscapes and seascapes. He painted in the Netherlands, the UK and France. There is no inpainting. It is ligned lower right. Sight size is 10" X 14". Framed measurement is 17 1/2" X 21 1/4". The painting is housed in a georgous 19th century cove moulded gold leaf frame.
$1200.00
OIL ON CANVAS PORTRAIT BY WILLIAM WILLARD
A lovely portrait by Sturbridge, Massachusetts artist William Willard 1819 - 1904. It is signed on back of the canvas in chalk " William Willard Sturbridge, Massachusetts". This inscription is not presently visible because of a reline. We saw the inscription before it was relined but did not get a chance to purchase it at that time. It was relined because of a pucker in the canvas. There is minimal retouch around the lower left and right edges because of chafing from the stretcher. The stretcher has an ink inscription which looks to read "Gunnar" and then "Sidney Dickinson". Willard was a self taught itenerant artist who worked throughout New England painting such notables as Jenny Lind, Daniel Webster, and otherws. Sturbridge Village has among their collections several portraits of members of the Wright family painted by this artist. The portrait is housed in a very nice Miller frame. The portrait is beautifully lit and conveys a very intimate image of the sitter. The sight size is 16 1/2" X 20 3/4". The overall dimension is 22 3/4" X 26 3/4". The frame is 3" wide.
$1500.00
ELABORATE 19TH CENTURY FRAME
This is an extraordinarily elaborate gold leaf frame. I believe this frame style dates to the 1840's. The frame is in excellent original condition. It is not marked by the maker. The sight size is 19 1/2" X 15 1/2". The rabbet size is 20 1/8" X 16 1/8". The overall size is approximately 23 1/2" X 27 5/8".
$800.00
OIL ON CANVAS BY AARON DRAPER SHATTUCK
A beautiful fresh to the market oil on canvas by National Academy artist Aaron Draper Shattuck. It is stamped with his signature on the lower right. The painting has been relined to add to the edges so that it could be mounted on a stretcher. There are only a couple of small spots inpainted. It is a lovely landscape that probably depicts a Granby, CT scene. The painting measures approx. 10" X 15".
$6200.00
A CHARMING 19TH C.PAINTING OF A GIRL WITH HER DOLL
This is a sentimental work that is well painted. It depicts a beautiful young girl who is probably home sick. Snuggled under a crazy quilt on a chair in the parlor, she is serving tea to her porcelain doll while her dog sits faithfully by her side. The work is signed J. Ernest Galvin. J. ernest Galvin painted in New York in the 19th century. He appears in Who's Who In American Art. Galvin exhibited at the National Academy between 1861 and 1900. This artist has a unique way of capturing a sentimental moment. This piece is painted so lovingly, you have to wonder if he is painting his own daughter. I feel the subject matter of this painting has appeal to someone who prefers folk art even though this painting is the work of a trained artist. The sight size is 18" X 14". There is an old patch en verso and a bit of loss to the paint at the bottom center of the quilt. This area is darkened and has some old touch up so it is not readily noticible. The painting is signed lower right.
$4200.00
WATERCOLOR BY SAMUEL ROSCOE CHAFFEE
A beautiful watercolor by a self taught artist named Samuel r. Chaffee. He was born in Swansea, Massachusetts and worked in a shoe store which he eventually bought and ran. The store eventualoly failed and in 1881 Chaffee sold it and opened a studio in Providence, Rhode Island and began his painting career. He painted until his death in 1913. This is an estate fresh painting. It is in its original leafed frame. There is a gallery label on the back from Brown and Company Art Dealers Albany, NY. The painting is nice and bright and in excellent condition. The painting size, not including the frame, is 8" X 12".
$595.00
PASTORAL SCENE BY HUGH BOLTON JONES
A painting by noted artist Hugh Bolton Jones. At the age of 17 Jones studied with Horace Robbins in New York. His paintings from that period reflect the Hudson River style. He later joined his brother Francis Coates Jones, traveling to Europe and eventually painting in an artist's colony in Point Aven, Brittany where his Plein air works attained maturity. This painting has never been offered for sale. It came to us directly from the great grandson of the purchaser. It is in its original frame and in entirely original condition with no restoration. The painting is signed lower left. The overall size is 31" X 35".
