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Ammi Phillips (1788-1865)
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Ammi Phillips (1788-1865)
- Mary Jane Soggs (1824-1912) and Her Brother Henry (b. 1829) of Woodstock, New York
- oil on canvas
- 36 by 38 inches
- Painted 1830-1832
Provenance
Descended in the family of the sitters; from Mary Jane Soggs,
The Collection of Susan and Raymond Egan, a sale at Northeast Auctions, August 5, 2006;
David A. Schorsch;
Russell Burke III;
Bettie and Seymour S. Mintz;
C.G. Sloane & Co., March 1986, cover illustration;
The Collection of Susan and Raymond Egan, a sale at Northeast Auctions, August 5, 2006;
David A. Schorsch;
Russell Burke III;
Bettie and Seymour S. Mintz;
C.G. Sloane & Co., March 1986, cover illustration;
Exhibited
Williamstown, Massachusetts, The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Between The Rivers: Itinerant Painters from the Connecticut to the Hudson (traveling);
Springfield, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts;
Hudson River Museum, 1990-1991
Springfield, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts;
Hudson River Museum, 1990-1991
Literature
Colleen Cowes Heslip, Between the Rivers: Itinerant Painters from the Connecticut to the Hudson, exhibition catalogue, pp. 62-63, fig. 22
A Loving Likeness, American Folk Portraits of the Nineteenth Century; Supplement, p. 5.
A Loving Likeness, American Folk Portraits of the Nineteenth Century; Supplement, p. 5.
Condition
Very fine. In-paint throughout where there was flaking.
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.
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
This rare double portrait depicts the two children of Ananias R. Soggs (1798-1856) and his wife, Mariah Durkee Soggs (1798-1850). As quoted in the 2006 Egan catalogue, “the portrait was completed when Henry was barely able to walk. Ananias Soggs is listed in the census in Woodstock, Ulster County from 1830 through 1850. Ammi Phillips was working in Rhinebeck from 1829 to 1834. He painted the children’s mother Mariah Durkee Soggs. Her portrait was sold at Christie’s, May, 1987, lot 83.”