$38,513
John La Farge (American, 1835-1910) Autumn: October. Edge of a Wood, Late Afternoon. Glen Cove, Long Island , 1860 Unsigned, inscribed "Autumn, Edge of Wood-Long Island...For Rich Frame" in pencil and "...La Farge/ Lent by H. L. Higginson" in ink on a label from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, on the cradle. Oil on unprimed cradled panel, 12 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (31.8 x 23.5 cm), framed. Condition: Craquelure, minor abrasions beneath frame liner. Provenance: [sale, Leonard's Gallery, Boston, 18-19 Dec. 1879 (oils, lot 54)]; Henry Lee Higginson, Boston, 1879-1919; by descent in the Higginson family. Literature: "The First Day's Sale of John La Farge's Paintings," Boston Evening Transcript, 19 Dec. 1879, p. 1; "La Farge's Pictures," Newport Daily News, 20 Dec. 1879, p. 2; "Art Sale in Boston," New York Times, 23 Dec. 1879, p. 5. Exhibitions: Leonard's Gallery, Boston, The Drawings, Water-Colors, and Oil-Paintings by John La Farge. To be Sold at Auction, 18-19 Dec. [1879], lot no. 54 (oils); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, "La Farge Memorial Exhibition," 1-31 Jan. 1911 [no catalogue], Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Paintings Department, Loan Card No. 1785.10 (1910) [unpublished]. N.B. The work was included in the late Henry A. La Farge's Catalogue Raisonne of the Works of John La Farge , and we wish to thank Dr. James L. Yarnall for updating and supplementing the information for inclusion in this catalogue entry. La Farge moved from New York to Newport in the s Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-21
