$120,000
Louis Rémy Mignot (American, 1831-1870) Rainbow over a Lake in the Hudson River Valley , Possibly Close of a Showery Day, Lake George Monogrammed and dated "M 62" l. c. Oil on canvas, 16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 61.0 cm), framed. Condition: Lined, craquelure, mounting bubbles l.l., minor retouch, subtle varnish inconsistencies. Exhibitions: Probably New York, Snedicor's Gallery, May 27-June 2, 1862, no. 15 (as Close of a Showery day. Lake George, 16 x 24 in.). Provenance: Probably at sale, New York, Henry H. Leeds & Co., June 2, 1862, no. 15 (as Close of a Showery day. Lake George, 16 x 24 in.); The estate of Elizabeth A. Straus, New York and Maine. N.B. Hudson River School painter Louis Rémy Mignot was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He began his art studies in the Netherlands, where he met fellow student Eastman Johnson in 1851. By 1855 Mignot had returned to the United States became active in the art world, exhibiting at the National Academy of Design and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. In 1858 he accompanied Frederick Church to South America, a trip that would be pivotal for his career. Later that year, he moved into the Tenth Street Studio alongside Church, Sanford Gifford, and other Hudson River School painters, and he was elected to the Century Association and to Associate membership in the National Academy of Design. Mignot also joined the "Artists Excursion" sponsored by the B & O Railroad to paint areas newly opened via the railroad. Mignot's early la
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-05-17
