Triumphant Grace: Important Americana from the Collection of Barbara and Arun Singh
Triumphant Grace: Important Americana from the Collection of Barbara and Arun Singh
JAMES BUTTERSWORTH | OFF TO THE RACES, NEW YORK HARBOR
Auction Closed
January 25, 06:44 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
JAMES BUTTERSWORTH (1817-1894)
OFF TO THE RACES, NEW YORK HARBOR
oil on board
circa 1870
7 ½ by 11 ½ in.
signed JE Buttersworth lower right; with old label on verso inscribed Thomas Hooper Practical Picture Framer.
Private Collection, Rhode Island;
Marguerite Riordan, Stonington, Connecticut.
This painting depicts two sloops racing while Castle William on Governor’s Island fires a salute to two American ships of the line as they are towed into harbor. The two deck ship is most likely the South Carolina; the only American two deck ship of the line circa 1870-80. The two sloops are of typical racing craft design of the 1870s and fly opposing yacht club burgees atop their main masts. The masts, lines, and running rigging are in precise relief, a hallmark of the artist’s passion for accuracy.