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Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveOct 17, 2024
We are pleased to offer for auction the only located privately held Official Signed Ratification Copy of the United States Constitution. Among the most important documents ever offered at auction, this humble looking document is the very cornerstone of our democracy. This nine lot auction also includes an important 1776 first draft of the Articles of Confederation; a Charles Thomson Signed Congressional Ordinance Defining His Own Duties; a period copy of Emanuel Leutze’s iconic Washington Crossing the Delaware; and five other important early American documents. Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
(German/America, 1816-1868)
Washington Crossing the Delaware, unsigned, bears old label fragment verso (see note below), oil on canvas, 12-1/8 x 18-1/8 in.; fine reproduction carved gilt wood frame, 17 x 23 in.
Provenance: Kennedy Gallery, New York, NY; Hillard Shar, New York, NY; descended in the family; Larry Shar, New York, NY
Note: According to Dr. Graham C. Boettcher this painting is likely a 19th century German copy after Leutze's 1851 version of Washington Crossing the Delaware. This is the artist's second version of his most famous work, which can be seen in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and measures approximately 12 x 21 feet. A third, much smaller version (40 x 68 in.) of the same scene set the record for an historical American Painting at auction when it sold for $45 million in 2022. Also, interesting to note, according to Dr. Boettcher, the script of the fragmentary note is consistent with 19th century German writing, and the title used in it, Washingtons Über]gang über den Delaware, is the German title the painting carried in the 19th century.
- Provenance
Kennedy Gallery, New York, NY; Hillard Shar, New York, NY; descended in the family; Larry Shar, New York, NY
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- Condition
canvas lined, stabilized crackle, areas of retouch, mainly at edges, additional small scattered areas of retouch mostly in sky; frame with wear
