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Henry François Farny 1847 - 1916
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Henry François Farny
- The Toilers of the Plains
- signed H.F. Farny and dated 1882, l.r., also inscribed "Femmes Sioux dans les Plaines Brutees" [crossed out]/"The Toilers of the Plains"/Salon of 1882/no. 1011 and Peint, Par Henri François Farny/ Cincinnati, Ohio/Etat Unis d' Amerique on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 22 by 40 in.
- (55.9 by 101.6 cm)
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Hinkle
Mr. Edward Foote Hinkle, Ashland, Wisconsin, 1922
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1926
Coe Kerr Gallery, New York, 1978
Private collection, 1979 (acquired from the above; sold: Sotheby's, New York, December 3, 1998, lot 222, illustrated in color)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Mr. Edward Foote Hinkle, Ashland, Wisconsin, 1922
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1926
Coe Kerr Gallery, New York, 1978
Private collection, 1979 (acquired from the above; sold: Sotheby's, New York, December 3, 1998, lot 222, illustrated in color)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Exhibited
Paris, France, Salon, 1882, no. 1011 (as Sioux Women of the Burnt Plains)
Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum, Fifth Annual Exhibition of Works by American Artists, 1898, no. 14 (as In the Burnt Plains)
Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Museum of Art; St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts; Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum; Indianapolis, Indiana, Art Association of Indianapolis; Chicago, Illinois, The Art Institute of Chicago; Cleveland, Ohio, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Third Annual Exhibition of the Society of Western Artists, 1898-99, no. 40
Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum, Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Henry F. Farny, 1915, no. 29
Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum, Special Exhibitions of Former Cincinnati Artists, 1923, no. 12
Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum, Henry F. Farny and the American Indian, 1943, no. 10
Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum, Henry F. Farny 1847-1916, 1965, no. 2, illustrated
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, The American Frontier: Images and Myths, June-September 1973, no. 28
Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum, Fifth Annual Exhibition of Works by American Artists, 1898, no. 14 (as In the Burnt Plains)
Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Museum of Art; St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts; Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum; Indianapolis, Indiana, Art Association of Indianapolis; Chicago, Illinois, The Art Institute of Chicago; Cleveland, Ohio, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Third Annual Exhibition of the Society of Western Artists, 1898-99, no. 40
Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum, Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Henry F. Farny, 1915, no. 29
Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum, Special Exhibitions of Former Cincinnati Artists, 1923, no. 12
Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum, Henry F. Farny and the American Indian, 1943, no. 10
Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum, Henry F. Farny 1847-1916, 1965, no. 2, illustrated
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, The American Frontier: Images and Myths, June-September 1973, no. 28
Literature
"Studio Studies," Cincinnati Commercial, December 1, 1881, p. 4
"Art Notes," Cincinnati Daily Gazette, May 6, 1882, p. 6
Ernest Bruce Haswell, Art and Archaeology: The Arts Throughout the Ages, 1919, p. 272
Robert Taft, The Kansas Historical Quarterly, 1950, p. 11
Robert Taft, Artists and Illustrators of the Old West, 1953, p. 219
James J. Meeker, Fort Worth Star-Telegraph, 1965
John Wilmerding, ed., The Genius of American Painting, 1973, p. 164, illustrated
John C. Milley, ed., Papers on American Art, 1976, p. 10, illustrated
Denny Carter, Henry Farny, 1978, pp. 22-23, illustrated p. 44
Nannette V. Maciejunes and M. Melissa Wolfe, "Like Going Home: Henry Farny's American West," Timeline, January-February 1995, vol. 12, p. 6, illustrated
"Art Notes," Cincinnati Daily Gazette, May 6, 1882, p. 6
Ernest Bruce Haswell, Art and Archaeology: The Arts Throughout the Ages, 1919, p. 272
Robert Taft, The Kansas Historical Quarterly, 1950, p. 11
Robert Taft, Artists and Illustrators of the Old West, 1953, p. 219
James J. Meeker, Fort Worth Star-Telegraph, 1965
John Wilmerding, ed., The Genius of American Painting, 1973, p. 164, illustrated
John C. Milley, ed., Papers on American Art, 1976, p. 10, illustrated
Denny Carter, Henry Farny, 1978, pp. 22-23, illustrated p. 44
Nannette V. Maciejunes and M. Melissa Wolfe, "Like Going Home: Henry Farny's American West," Timeline, January-February 1995, vol. 12, p. 6, illustrated
Condition
Very good condition, lined, craquelure.
Under UV: pin dots of retouching to upper left and lower left corners.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Of The Toilers of the Plains, Denny Carter writes: "Farny has created a brooding, threatening mood by using gray, cool colors, muted light, and the all-encompassing sense of space. As in the background in The Silent Guest, he uses a gray-green for the landscape while using the threatening clouds to increase the depth of the painting. Behind the woman, the sloping hillside recedes to the large open valley below, thus telescoping the space that overwhelms the figures. In the foreground, the figure is cut off by the edge of the painting, implying a sense of space beyond the picture and increasing the spectator's sense of the never ending, flowing plains" (Henry Farny, p. 22).