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Joseph H. Davis (1811 - 1865)
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Joseph H. Davis
- Page Batchelder and Betsy Batchelder
- Watercolor, pen and ink on paper
- 10 3/4 by 15 1/4 in.
- Maine or New Hampshire
inscribed along the bottom Page Batchelder. aged 48. July 8th 1836. Betsy Batchelder. aged 50. June 18th 1836.
Provenance
James Abbe, Jr.;
Good & Hutchinson, Glenbrook, Connecticut.
Good & Hutchinson, Glenbrook, Connecticut.
Exhibited
Traveling Exhibition, The Flowering of American Folk Art, 1776-1876, New York, The Whitney Museum of Art; Richmond, Virginia, Museum of Fine Arts; San Francisco, California, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco: M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, February 1974-September 1974;
Three New England Watercolor Painters, Chicago, Illinois, Art Institute of Chicago; St. Louis, Missouri, Saint Louis Museum of Art; Williamsburg, Virginia, The Abbey Aldridge Rockefeller Folk Art Museum; Manchester, New Hampshire, The Currier Gallery, November 1974-Septemer 1975;
Traveling Exhibition, American Master Drawings and Watercolors: Works on Paper from Colonial Times to the Present, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis Institute of Art; New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; San Francisco, California, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco California Palace of the Legion of Honor, September 1976-April 1977.
Three New England Watercolor Painters, Chicago, Illinois, Art Institute of Chicago; St. Louis, Missouri, Saint Louis Museum of Art; Williamsburg, Virginia, The Abbey Aldridge Rockefeller Folk Art Museum; Manchester, New Hampshire, The Currier Gallery, November 1974-Septemer 1975;
Traveling Exhibition, American Master Drawings and Watercolors: Works on Paper from Colonial Times to the Present, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis Institute of Art; New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; San Francisco, California, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco California Palace of the Legion of Honor, September 1976-April 1977.
Literature
Jean Lipman and Alice Winchester, The Flowering of American Folk Art (1776-1876), (Philadelphia: Courage Books, 1974, 1987), pp. 42-43, no. 46;
Gail and Norbert H. Savage and Esther Sparks, Three New England Watercolor Painters, (Chicago, Illinois: Art Institute of Chicago, 1974), no. 3.
Gail and Norbert H. Savage and Esther Sparks, Three New England Watercolor Painters, (Chicago, Illinois: Art Institute of Chicago, 1974), no. 3.
Condition
Overall fine condition with some discoloration of the paper.
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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.