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James Goodwyn Clonney
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- James Goodwyn Clonney
- Boy Asleep at the Base of a Tree
- signed Clonney and dated 1845 (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 14 1/8 by 17 1/8 inches
- (35.9 by 43.5 cm)
Provenance
Private collection, New York
Victor Spark, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1981
Victor Spark, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1981
Exhibited
Brunswick, Maine, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, The Portrayal of the Negro in American Painting, November 1964-January 1965, no. 24, p. 40, illustrated p. 83
New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, 1776 to 1976 Two Hundred Years of Art in America: A Bicentennial Exhibition, June-August 1976
New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, American Genre Art: The 19th Century 1830-1880, October-November 1979
New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, Important Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, September-October 1983
Paris, France, American Embassy, An Exhibition of American Paintings at the American Embassay, Paris, 1984-91 (on extended loan to the public exhibition hall of the American Embassy in Paris, and afterwards to the residence of the Ambassador of the United States of America to France, Art in Embassies Program, Department of State, Washington, D.C.)
Brunswick, Maine, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Fifty Years Later: The Portrayal of the Negro in American Painting - A Digital Exhibition, November 2014
New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, 1776 to 1976 Two Hundred Years of Art in America: A Bicentennial Exhibition, June-August 1976
New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, American Genre Art: The 19th Century 1830-1880, October-November 1979
New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, Important Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, September-October 1983
Paris, France, American Embassy, An Exhibition of American Paintings at the American Embassay, Paris, 1984-91 (on extended loan to the public exhibition hall of the American Embassy in Paris, and afterwards to the residence of the Ambassador of the United States of America to France, Art in Embassies Program, Department of State, Washington, D.C.)
Brunswick, Maine, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Fifty Years Later: The Portrayal of the Negro in American Painting - A Digital Exhibition, November 2014
Literature
Lucretia H. Giese, "James Goodwyn Clonney (1812-1867): American Genre Painter," American Art Journal, vol. XI, no. 4, October 1979, p. 11 (as Black Boy Asleep, 1835)
Condition
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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.