$18,800
Edward Lamson Henry (American, 1841-1919) Portrait of Judge Charles P. Daly in His Boat on Sag Harbor with His Dog. Signed "E.L. Henry 1880" l.r. and titled on the reverse. Oil on canvas, sight size 15 x 13 1/4 in., in a gilt gesso frame. Condition: Lined, retouch. Note: Charles Patrick Daly (1816-99) was born in New York City of Irish immigrants. Without a proper education he worked as a clerk, a cabin boy on a ship, and as a carpenter's apprentice. By some means he took up the study of law and was admitted to the bar in 1839. In 1844, he became judge of the common pleas court in New York City, and went on to become Chief Judge, a position he held until 1885. Among his other activities, he served as president of the American Geographical Society and also wrote volumes on the historical aspects of law and judicial institutions. Henry Edward Lamson was born in Charleston, South Carolina, was orphaned at the age of seven, and brought to New York City where he was raised by relatives. He showed an early talent for art, studied with Walter Oddie, and enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy, then studied in Paris from 1860-62. He returned to the United States in 1863 and served in the Civil War. He was noted for his Civil War paintings, portraits, depictions of transportation, and super-realistic genre scenes of the early 19th century. He exhibited at the National Academy of Design for sixty years and was one of the founders of the Cragsmoor Art Colony.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2003-11-01
