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THBC. Ransome Gillet Holdredge Landscape Painting (1867)
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- Lot Description
Ransome Gillet Holdredge (American, 1836-1899). Oil on canvas, 1867. Signed and dated lower left. A beautiful landscape painting by Ransome Gillet Holdredge, a 19th century American artist who traveled throughout the West depicting picturesque scenes from Utah and the Rockies, to Oregon and the Sierras, to Yosemite and the Bay Area, oftentimes residing with Native Americans. This is among Holdredge's earlier works, when the artist subscribed to Hudson River School tenets. The composition features a farmer and his ox in a manicured clearing bordered by groves of leafy trees rendered in their natural state. Beyond the tranquil clearing, the natural state of the land resumes with rolling hills followed by expansive mountain ranges beneath a glorious sky. Size (sight view): 11.5" L x 15.5" W (29.2 cm x 39.4 cm) Size (frame): 17.75" L x 21.75" W (45.1 cm x 55.2 cm)<br><br>All is delineated with impressive artistry and technique in a pleasing color palette, set within a magnificent gilt frame that is extensively embellished with berried garland motifs gracing each corner. Of note: the gilding of the frame and the pigments of the painting have been tested via x-ray fluorescence. The gilding contains contains 56.6-58% gold and the pigments are consistent with the period.
About the artist: Born in New York City in 1836, Ransome Holdredge traveled to San Francisco in the 1850s and became a draftsman at the Mare Island Navy Yard. During the 1860s and 1870s, Holdredge sojourned from the Bay Area to various picturesque locales, painting in the Hudson River School style. Then, in 1874, Holdredge traveled to Paris, and his style evolved toward the Barbizon School.
After his return to San Francisco, Holdredge was immensely successful and his paintings received flattering reviews. Holdredge traveled throughout the American West, reportedly living with various Native American tribes. He was also a field artist for Scribner's and accompanied Major Reno during Custer’s Last Stand in 1876.
A cofounder of the San Francisco Art Association, Holdredge was also a respected member of the Bohemian Club. His art has been collected by the Bohemian Club, the Oakland Museum, the Orange County Museum, the California Historical Society, the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley, the Crocker Museum in Sacramento, and the collection of the Oregon Historical Society. (Source: Askart.com)
Provenance: private Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA collection
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#178681Condition
Signed and dated at lower left. No inpainting. A few minor scuffs, mainly to the peripheries of the painting that do not impact the central imagery, and areas of normal age wear, but otherwise quite nice with vivid imagery. Mounted in stunning antique gilt frame that complements the painting beautifully. Gilding of the frame was measured via x-ray fluorescence and contains 56.6-58% gold. Pigments of the painting were also tested and are consistent with the period. Some stable fissures and surface scuffs/losses to frame commensurate with age. Fit with suspension wire which we would recommend replacing with new wire. Verso of canvas has darkened over time. Normal wear to stretchers and verso of frame commensurate with age.
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