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THBWorthington Whittredge, Blue Ridge Mountains Scene
About Seller
1788 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
United States
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery is a full-service auction gallery strategically located on Miami Circle in the historic Buckhead district of Atlanta, one of the Southeastern United States’ largest commercial and financial centers. The gallery is owned and operated by Robert Ahlers and his wife Chr...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJan 14, 2017 - Jan 17, 2017
Ahlers & Ogletree elizabeth@aandoauctions.com
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- Lot Description
Thomas Worthington Whittredge (American, 1820-1910), "Campers in the Blue Ridge Mountains", oil on canvas, signed to lower right. Hudson River School painting capturing the essence of American Transcendentalism, depicting a stony stream surrounded by dense forest, with group of figures building a small fire in a bright stream-side clearing. With vintage plaque to apparently original gilded and press molded frame "Worthington Whittredge / Campers in the Blue Ridge Mountains". Framed approximately 34" x 44.75". Unframed approximately 23" x 34". Provenance: Bettye Yancey Dobson of Atlanta, Georgia, whereby acquired by present owner. Note: Counted among the most prominent members of the Hudson River School of landscape painters, Whittredge is known for his meticulous attention to naturalistic detail and French Barbizon-style handling of light. His work is contained in many of the worlds' most renowned fine art institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York), Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, D.C.), Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, Massachusetts), Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan). Several relevant documents are available upon request, including a copy of a 1974 letter from then-Director of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute (Utica, New York), Edward H. Dwight (American, 1919-1981), to the then-Director of the High Museum of Art (Atlanta, Georgia), Gudmund Vigtel (Israeli, 1925-2012) - the letter speaking to the authenticity of the work and advising on possible restoration measures. This letter refers to the work offered in this auction as being “very similar” to “Trout Stream”, a late work by Whittredge that was, at the time of this letter’s writing, part of the Private Collection of Jo Ann & Julian Ganz (Los Angeles, CA), and was later sold by Christies, New York as lot 92 in its December 1, 2005 “Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture” auction. Additionally available, a copy of a 1974 letter from the late proprietor of Berger Art Conservation, Inc. (New York, founded 1967), Gustav Berger (Austrian, 1920-2006), to Gudmund Vigtel, speaking to the authenticity of the work. Finally, copy of invoice from Berger Art Conservation, Inc. detailing the work’s 1974 restoration.
Condition
Painting is relined and wax lined. Very minor frame rubbing detected. Paint surface is stable. Under black light examination, scattered in-painting detected; largely contained to lower margins, not affecting figural elements. Signature does not fluoresce
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