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THBJane Stuart
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PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
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
LiveNov 18, 2023
Outstanding furniture, decorative objects, and art from fine collections including the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey; The Estate of Steven Murphy, Fort Collins, Colorado; The Laura Davidson Sears Gallery of Fine Art, Elgin Academy; An Important Private Virginia Estate; and much more Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
(American, 1812-1888)
General George Washington, after George Washington at Dorchester Heights, by her father, Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), unsigned, oil on canvas, 109 x 72-1/2 in.; possibly original fine period craved gilt wood frame, 122-3/4 x 86-1/2 in.
Provenance: Originally hung in an old southern house which was badly damaged during the Civil War, later brought by the owner to a place near Aiken, South Carolina (according to the Frick Photo Archive); Judge Nathaniel C. Sears, Lake Geneva, Illinois; presented by him to The Laura Davidson Sears Gallery of Fine Art, Elgin Academy, Elgin, Illinois
Literature: For further information see the Frick Photo Archive: https://library.frick.org/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01NYA_INST:Frick&search_scope=FrickPhotoarchive&tab=SearchScopes&docid=alma991008266279707141; and The Smithsonian Institution Art Reference Catalog: https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!161301~!0#focus; also Morgan John Hill and Mantle Fielding. 1931. The Life Portraits of Washington and Their Replicas. Philadelphia Lancaster Pa: Printed for the Subscribers, which lists the painting as a copy of Gilbert Stuart.
Condition
wax lined, backed with Masonite, areas of retouch and evidence of old repairs; frame with minimal wear
According to records, the painting was conserved by Leo Marzolo in 1927; also relined and backed with Masonite in 1960 by A.J. Konrad.
- Provenance
Originally hung in an old southern house which was badly damaged during the Civil War, later brought by the owner to a place near Aiken, South Carolina (according to the Frick Photo Archive); Judge Nathaniel C. Sears, Lake Geneva, Illinois; presented by him to The Laura Davidson Sears Gallery of Fine Art, Elgin Academy, Elgin, Illinois
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