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THBWilliam Moore Davis
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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
LiveMar 26, 2022
Premier Auction - March 26, 2022 - Lots 739-1167. Auction Begins 9:00AM EST. Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
(American, 1829-1920)
Jefferson Davis, The Forlorn Cavalier, 1864, signed lower right "W.M. Davis 1864", oil on canvas, 15 x 17-1/8 in.; period gilt wood and composition frame, 23-3/4 x 25-3/4 in.
Note: William Moore Davis, no relation to the president of the Confederate States, found fame in New York by painting Civil War subjects. His most famous image was of Jefferson Davis, painted in 1862, and was widely distributed in printed form. This image of Davis on horseback shows him in a planter's hat, grey uniform, carrying a version of the Confederate Flag, against a backdrop of the war ravaged landscape.
Exhibited: M.S. Rau Antiques, New Orleans, Louisiana, n.d., label verso
Provenance: Peter Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut
Condition
lined, scattered tiny areas of retouch; frame with some wear, apparently cut down to size
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