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THBFive 19th C. American Woodblocks - Railroad Themes
Lot 169
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Dec 12, 2019
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What to give this holiday season? You'll find plenty of options in our Dec. 12 auction that will cater to all tastes and budgets. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
What to give this holiday season? You'll find plenty of options in our Dec. 12 auction that will cater to all tastes and budgets. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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USA Domestic: 12/14 for Standard; 12/23 for Express; International: 12/7 for Standard; 12/19 for Express
A wonderful ensemble of five original hand colored woodblocks depicting railroad scenes from Harper's Weekly and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper - ca. 1873 to 1883. The collection includes: (1) "The Transportation Problem - The Pictorial Story of the Railway Monopoly - A Scene on a Western Canal and Railway - Sketched by J. Becker" Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper - October 11, 1873 (2) "Mount Sir Donald Station and Hotel at the Great Glacier of the Selkirks, British Columbia, on the Canadian Pacific Railway" Harper's Weekly, Volume XXXIII, No. 1702 (3)"The Completion of the Northern Pacific Railway - Scenes on the Line of the Road" from photos by F. Jay Haynes - Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper - September 8, 1883 (See 4 and 5 in extended description below.) Size: largest measures 21.75" L x 15.625" W (55.2 cm x 39.7 cm); 26.5" L x 19.5" W (67.3 cm x 49.5 cm) w/ mat
(4) "Across the Continent - The Frank Leslie Excursion to the Pacific Railroad. Glimpses in Wyoming, on the Route from Green River to Aspen - From Sketches of our Special Artists" Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, November 10, 1877 (5) "Across the Continent - The Frank Leslie Railroad Excursion to the Pacific Coast - Views in and Around the City of Omaha - from Photographs and Sketches by our Special Artists" Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 18, 1877.
Provenance: Mary Williams Fine Art LLC, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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#151403Minor toning to sheets commensurate with age. Largest shows minor losses and creases to peripheries of sheet and a centerfold mark.Condition
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