Lot 43
  • 43

William Tylee Ranney

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • William Tylee Ranney
  • The Buttonwood Grove
  • oil on canvas
  • 20 by 24 in.
  • 50.8 by 61.0 cm.
  • Painted circa 1855.

Provenance

(possibly) Sale: Ranney Fund, National Academy of Design, New York, December 1858, lot 44, as Finished Sketch from Nature
(possibly) William Menzies (sold: Catalogue of a Collection of Fine Modern Paintings by Celebrated American and Foreign Artists, Belonging to William Menzies, Esq., Messrs. Leavitt, Auctioneers, New York, April 18 and 19, 1876, lot 77, as The Buttonwood Grove)
Private collection, Stonington, Connecticut
By descent in the family to the present owner

Literature

(possibly) Linda Bantel, Forging an American Identity: The Art of William Ranney with a Catalogue of His Works, Cody, Wyoming, 2006, no. 127, p. 156, as The Buttonwood Grove

Condition

Very good condition, unlined, artist's pentimenti visible in lower center. Under UV: 1/2 inch vertical line of retouching to upper left, otherwise fine.
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