$50,000
ATTRIBUTED TO ROBERT S. DUNCANSON (US 1821-1872), OIL ON CANVAS, 33" X 60", PARADISE & PERI THEME:C. 1871; unsigned; gilt frame. Purchased c. 2002-2003 from a private individual in the Indianapolis, IN area. Thought to be possibly the missing painting that was mentioned in Joseph Ketner's book, "The Emergence of the African-American Artist, Robert S. Duncanson 1821-1872" (pp. 174-175) which was inspired by Thomas Moore's, "Paradise and the Peri" from the Orientalist poem, "Lalia Rookh". The missing Duncanson, "Paradise and the Peri" was: exhibited at Wiswell's Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio , Aug. 1871; exhibited in Monroe, MI, Sept. 1871; exhibited in Detroit, MI, Sept. 1871 and reviewed by the Detroit Free Press, Sept. 16, 1871, page 1; acquired locally by C.L. Andrews at the Detroit exhibition; loaned to the Detroit City Hall and was hung in the sheriff's office where it was vandalized by an irate citizen in 1876; donated by Andrews to the Detroit Institute of Arts, 1903-1904; the DIA sent it to G.H. Weigert to be auctioned where it was sold Nov. 29, 1918 (see Francis Waring Robinson papers, Detroit Institute of Art, Roll 511); locations after that are unknown. Stamped on verso of stretcher, "W.G. Bickford, Dealer of Artist's Colors and Materials, 189 W. Fourth St., Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Bickford was listed as a "Dealer of Artist's Materials" only in 1869 and 1870. The listing changed to Artist' Emporium in 1871 with the same address. Bickford lived at 185 1 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2008-12-14
