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Lot 129: Samuel Colman (1832-1920) New York Hudson River Landscape O/C
2023-10-28T14:00:00Z
Start price: $5,000
Estimated price: $10,000 - $15,000
Lot 129:
Samuel Colman (1832-1920) New York Hudson River Landscape O/C
Description
The the scene or location of the painting is very closely related to painting sold at Sotheby’s entitled Franconia mountains, New Hampshire, sold in September 2020 for $30,000. Studying this painting we believe this painting to be of the same location or Black Mountain Lake George, New York Hudson river region. Oil painting on canvas set in period frame. Overall measuring approx 48" wide x 29" tall canvas image sight size. One small old restoration repair in lower right upper artist signature only present under blacklight, otherwise very well preserved and executed painting by Samuel Colman (1832-1920). See photos for details as shown.Samuel Coleman painting presented here is a large painting the genre of the Hudson River school classification of American art. The the scene or location of the painting is very closely related to painting sold at Sothebys entitled Franconia mountains, New Hampshire, sold in September 2020 for $30,000. Studying this painting we believe this painting to be of the same location or Black Mountain Lake George, New York Hudson river region. The artist for signature seems to have changed In style later years. However, this painting is signed in the middle left quadrant with capital letters the signature is identical to one of his best known paintings in the Smithsonian Art museum entitled -Storm King on the Hudson -dated 1866. Colman’s artistic activities became even more diverse late in life. By the 1880s he worked extensively as an interior designer, collaborating with his friend Louis Comfort Tiffany on various projects. Colman was one of the founders of the American Watercolor Society , and he became its first president 1867-1871. The providence of the painting is that it was purchased through an investment program orchestrated by the Cleveland Museum of Art sometime between the 1970s and 1980s furnished by the daughter of the purchaser. The painting might have been a De acquisition from the museum or a fundraiser or something similar. The name of the previous owner of the painting can be provided to the purchaser of the painting at the time of purchase if desired..There is a stamp on the back printed of the canvas in black ink of the canvas maker.There a very small patch on the left-hand lower side of the painting there are no rips tears and the painting has not been relined and is in its original condition. The frame also appears to be the original frame for this time period c1860s.The painting was recently lightly cleaned which revealed a signature under nicotine accumulation , It was given a layer of damar varnish.
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