$1,304
Attributed to Charles Hubbard (Massachusetts, 1801-1876) Sunset View: Winnisimmet by the Ferry Landing. Unsigned, artist, scene, and date identified on a plaque below and on labels affixed to the reverse. Oil on canvas, c. 1835, 18 x 24 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Small patch repair u.c. with associated retouch. Note: A label affixed to the reverse is inscribed: "Charles River-painted about 1840-by Charles Hubbard, who was one of the founders of Winnisimmet Ferry (about 1835)- & also was one of the first Board of New England Mutual Life In. Co." Settled in 1624 as Winnisimmet, the community now known as Chelsea separated from Boston in 1739. Small patch repair u.c. with associated retouch.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-06-08
