Art of the Americas
Art of the Americas
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
John James Audubon
White-Headed Eagle
Auction Closed
January 18, 06:09 PM GMT
Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
John James Audubon
1785 - 1851
White-Headed Eagle
oil on canvas laid down on Masonite
26½ by 39½ in.
67.3 by 100.3 cm.
Executed circa 1828.
Charles Waln Morgan (acquired directly from the artist in 1840)
Samuel Rodman Morgan (acquired by descent in 1861 from the above)
Josephine Wharton Craig (acquired by descent until 1897)
Charles Morgan Hussey (acquired by descent until 1940)
George Hussey (acquired by descent until 1950)
George Hussey Jr. (acquired by descent until 1955)
George Hussey III (acquired by descent until 2016)
Driscoll Babcock Galleries, New York
Acquired from the above in 2016 by the present owner
Samuel Rodman Morgan (acquired by descent in 1861 from the above)
Josephine Wharton Craig (acquired by descent until 1897)
Charles Morgan Hussey (acquired by descent until 1940)
George Hussey (acquired by descent until 1950)
George Hussey Jr. (acquired by descent until 1955)
George Hussey III (acquired by descent until 2016)
Driscoll Babcock Galleries, New York
Acquired from the above in 2016 by the present owner
New Bedford, Massachusetts, New Bedford Whaling Museum, 1976-2015 (on loan)