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Autumn/Winter 2009

American Stories Paintings of Everyday Life

The Great Plains Culture Through the Eyes of Artist Charles Russell

America’s Rome Artists in the Eternal City

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: When Pottery Became Art Historic Caribbean Homes Thomas Seymour Discovery

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American Colonial Clocks An Elusive Folk Art Portrait Painter

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DANIEL RIDGWAY KNIGHT (1839–1924), (detail) Harvesting Grapes. Oil on wood panel, 12⅝ x 8½ in.

Signed, dated, and inscribed (at lower left): D. Ridgway Knight / Paris 18 [illeg.]. Painted 1880s–90s.

21 East 70th Street Tel: 212.535.8810 Fax: 212.772.7237

New York, NY 10021 Email: gallery@hirschlandadler.com www.HirschlAndAdler.com

C. L. PRICKETT Fine Authenticated American Antiques

Outstanding Pair of Queen Anne Walnut Compass Seat Side Chairs Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1740–1750 Each chair having a voluted shell centering the crest over vase-form splats flanked by conforming stiles continuing to a shaped seat on cabriole front legs with shell carved knees and ball and claw feet joined by block and turned stretchers.

Completely original!

Height 38½", width 22", depth 21½".

Provenance: Descended in the Deblois and Wesson familes, Boston.

930 Stony Hill Road, Yardley, (Bucks Co.), PA 19067 Telephone: (215) 493-4284 Website: www.clprickett.com Email: info@clprickett.com

Clarence, Craig, and Todd Prickett Located just 25 minutes north of Philadelphia and 75 minutes south of NYC at the Newtown Exit, #49, off I-95. Hours: By appointment or by chance.

Peter H. Tillou - Works of Art 17th- and 18th-century American and European Furniture, Antique Carpets, American Folk Art, Arms and Armor, Early African Sculpture, Chinese Han and Tang Dynasty Pottery, Pre-Columbian Art, European Old Master Paintings, American Paintings and Sculpture, Classic Cars 1928 –1934, Rare Coins and Medals, Early American Blown Glass, and Native American Art.

Horse and Sulky Weathervane Attributed to Cushing and White, Waltham, Ma. ca. 1870–1880.

Full body copper with cast zinc head in old gilt surface.

Height 20" Length 33½" Depth 6¼"

Sylvester B. Shiley (American (Ohio), 1854–1924) The Forge Oil on canvas, 20 x 30 inches Signed and dated 1894

109 Prospect Street, Litchfield, CT 06759 ♦ 860.567.5706 Sanibel Island, Florida 33957 www.antiquesandfineart.com/ptillou ♦ Established 1953 ♦ By chance or appointment suggested

Peter H. Tillou - Works of Art 17th- and 18th-century American and European Furniture, Antique Carpets, American Folk Art, Arms and Armor, Early African Sculpture, Chinese Han and Tang Dynasty Pottery, Pre-Columbian Art, European Old Master Paintings, American Paintings and Sculpture, Classic Cars 1928 –1934, Rare Coins and Medals, Early American Blown Glass, and Native American Art.

Attributed to William Guy Wall (Irish/American, 1792–1864) View of the Hudson River Oil on canvas, 22 x 30 inches

109 Prospect Street, Litchfield, CT 06759 ♦ 860.567.5706 Sanibel Island, Florida 33957 www.antiquesandfineart.com/ptillou ♦ Established 1953 ♦ By chance or appointment suggested

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130 Thomas Seymour Lyre-Based Side Table

by Robert D. Mussey and Stanley Weiss

132 Portraits from my Garden

by Sandy Lapore lifestyle

138 Caribbean Houses

by Michael Connors

150 American Stories Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765–1915

by H. Barbara Weinberg and Carrie Rebora Barratt

158 When Pottery Became Art, 1880–1930

by Ulysses Grant Dietz

166 Art of the Thirties Rediscovered Masters of the American Scene

by Arthur D. Hittner

Table of Contents Autumn/Winter 2009

172 The Thomson Collection of Canadian Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

by Dennis Reid

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178 Recent Acquisitions at Carnegie Museum of Art

by Jason T. Busch

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departments 8

Advertiser Index

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Editor’s Letter

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Contributors

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Discoveries

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Noteworthy Sales

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Highlights

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Events!

Peter Finer SPECIALISTS IN ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOUR AND RELATED OBJECTS

219 Back Room

184 Charles M. Russell A Retrospective

by Joan Carpenter Troccoli

190 America’s Rome Artists in the Eternal City, 1800–1900

by Paul S. D’Ambrosio, John F. McGuigan Jr., Mary K. McGuigin, and William L. Vance

198 Clock Cases in American Colonies

by Frank L. Hohmann III investing{in{antiques

205 Fuel Your Passion, Grow Your Collection… and Add to Your Portfolio!

by Irvin G. Schorsch III

210 Mary B. Tucker Elusive Portrait Painter

by Arthur Kern winterthur{primer

216 The John and Carolyn Grossman Collection

A VERY FINE GERMAN ‘SWORD OF JUSTICE’, SOLINGEN, dated 1664 We are always interested in purchasing single items or complete collections of antique guns, pistols, swords, armour and cannon in any quantity.

We travel the world in our search for fine examples.

by E. Richard McKinstry tribute

218 Elinor Gordon on{the{cover Detail, John Sloan (1871–1951) Chinese Restaurant, 1909.

Oil on canvas, 26 x 32-1/4 inches. Courtesy Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Marion Stratton Gould Fund (51.12). From American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765–1915 (pages 150–157); for the complete painting see page 157.

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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

Adelson Galleries, Inc.. . . . . . . 4–5 American Illustrators Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72–73 Andersen & Stauffer Furniture Makers, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Archibald Portrait Miniatures, Christine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Artfact, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Asiantiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Avery Galleries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Babcock Galleries . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Bertoia Auctions . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Bittel, Diana H. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Blum, Mr. & Mrs. Jerome. . . . . 28 Brock & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24–25 Brownstein American Folk

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Paintings, Joan R. . . . . . . . . . 66 Chait Gallery/Auctioneers, I.M.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104–105 Chalfant Antiques, H.L. . . . . . . 51 Clark Graves Antiques. . . . . . . 111 Constant, Inc., Douglas. . . . 68–69 Cooley Gallery . . . . . . . . . . 42–43 Creech Antiques & Fine Art, M. Ford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Dail Fine Art, Catherine . . . 44–45 Danish Silver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Dawson & Nye Auctioneers & Appraisers . . . . . . . . 102–103 DeRu’s Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Dowling Walsh Gallery . . . . 67, 93 Eaton Antiques, Inc., Peter H.. . 66 The Englishman . . . . . . . . . 86–87 Equinox Antiques . . . . . . . . . . 101 Fine Art Dealers Association 58–59 Finer, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Flather & Perkins, Inc. . . . . . . 101 Force Fine Art, Inc., Debra . . . . 23 8

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Freitas, Roberto. . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Garth’s Auctions, Inc. . . . 106–107 Godel & Co. Fine Art, Inc. . . . . 19 Goldberg Fine Arts, LLC, Bernard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Hagan, John G.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Haradin Toys of Yesteryear, Ray . . 91 Heller Washam Antiques . . . . . . 70 Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84–85 The Herrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Hill Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46–47 Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC Holland Antiques & Art, Raymond. . . . . . . . . . . . . 80–81 Huber, Stephen & Carol . . . 30–31 Hyland Granby Antiques . . 16–17

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JAGR : Projects . . . . . . . . . . 36–37 Jere’s Antiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Keno Auctions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 King Gallery of Fine Art, Roger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Kinzle Antiques, Kelly. . . . . . . . 29 Krainin Antiques, Bettina . . . . 110 Latham Asian Art, Polly . . . . . . 94 Leddy Coldwell Banker, Karen . 96 Lepore Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . 42–43 Levy, Inc., Bernard & S. Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–13 Lloyd, Inc., Robert . . . . . . . . . . 62 Lowy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40–41 Madron LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . 64–65 McClard Americana & Folk Art, Peggy . . . . . . . . 108 Mellin’s Antiques. . . . . . . . . . . 100 Mennello Museum of American Art. . . . . . . . 38–39 Nichols American Antiques, Thurston . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52–53 Noonmark Antiques . . . . . . . . 110

O'Leary Antiques Auctions . . . 108 Oriental Rugs, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . 35 Outsider Folk Art Gallery . . 82–83 Pantry & Hearth at the 1775 Barn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Pap Oriental Rugs, Inc., Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Pook & Pook, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . 97 Prickett, C.L.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Priddy III, Inc., Sumpter . . . . . . 14 Quester Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Questroyal Fine Art, LLC . . . . . 10 Rainone Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Roughton Galleries, Inc. . . . 60–61 Ryder Antiques . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Shushan, Elle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Skinner, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Slotin Folk Art Auctions . . . . . . 90

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Sullivan Antiques, Gary. . . . . . . 48 Tambour Maj Antiques . . . . . . 111 Thomaston Place Auction Galleries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Tillou Works of Art, Peter . . . . 2–3 Vallarino Fine Art, Ltd., Vincent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42–43 Van Tassel / Baumann American Antiques . . . . . . . 110 Vareika Fine Arts, Ltd., William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Vintage Interiors II . . . . . . . . . . 71 Washington Square Gallery, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Weiss Collection, Stanley. . . . . . 27 Wiggins, David Bradstreet. . . . . 90 Willin Specialized Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Winter, Ltd., Roger D. . . . . . . . 95 Winterthur Museum & Country Estate . . . . . . . . . 92 Woodbury Antiques Dealers Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

THE BACK ROOM

45 Objects Priced-to-Sell. .219–223 UPCOMING SHOWS

ADA Historic Deerfield Antiques Show . . . . . . . . . . 117 The American Art Fair . . . . . . 113 Antiquarius Greenwich Antiques Show . . . . . . . . . . 108 Autumn Hartford Antiques Show . . . . . . . . . . 123 AVENUE Antiques and Art at the Armory . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Boston International Fine Art Show . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Dallas International Art, Antique and Jewelry Show. . 224

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The Delaware Antiques Show (Winterthur) . . . . . . . 112 Haughton International Fine Art & Antiques Dealers Show. . . . . . . . . . . . 115 ifpda print fair. . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Modernism + Art20 . . . . . . . . 119 Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show . . . . . .IBC Peabody Essex Museum’s Annual Antiques Show . . . . 121 The Pier Antiques Show . . . . . 122 The San Francisco Fall Antiques Show . . . . . . . . . . 114 THETA Charity Antiques Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Washington Antiques Show. . . 116 The Washington D.C. Antiques, Art & Jewelry Show. . . . . . . 127 Wilton Holiday Antiques Show . . . . . . . . . . 125 Autumn/Winter

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Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900) Gates of the Hudson, oil on canvas, 20 1 ⁄4 x 30 5 ⁄ 16 inches, signed lower left: J.F. Cropsey

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from the editor

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hen I worked for Wayne Pratt Antiques years ago, people would sometimes ask me why they should consult with antiques dealers when considering or making a purchase. My response was to provide a personal analogy: When I buy stocks, I confer with a specialist. The same should be true for someone buying art or antiques.

Dealers are experienced in evaluating antiques and art, their historical context, and market trends. It behooves them to have a thorough knowledge of their material because they are putting their money down each time they make a purchase and cannot afford to make mistakes. Why not take advantage of this experience? Visit galleries and shops, attend art and antiques shows, preview auctions, talk with the experts. It may be intimidating at first, but you are doing just what they have done—making a purchase—so they understand your perspective. As natural educators, they want to share their passion with you, will encourage you to learn, and will guide you in how to look at an object or work of art. You may be surprised at the world that unfolds before you—all because you asked.

In this issue, investment advisor Irvin Schorsch brings into focus the potential rewards of acquiring the best of the best in whatever category you pursue (pages 205–209). As a collector, Schorsch also shares his views on the joys of collecting: from the friendships formed and experiences shared to the thrill of the hunt and pleasures of owning a piece of history.

It is the opportunity to form bonds and enrich one’s life that makes collecting such a rewarding experience. A lovely individual, known and respected for her expertise was the late Elinor Gordon, who passed away this summer at the age of ninetyone. The doyenne of Chinese export porcelain, after fifty years in business she was still helping clients build collections, exhibiting at antiques shows, and supporting the trade. Her grace, elegance, and sincerity were complemented by her natural ability to establish and grow friendships with fellow dealers and clients. Thank you, Elinor, for leading the charge for so many years.

With appreciation,

Johanna McBrien Johanna@antiquesandfineart.com

SILK ON SILK COAT OF ARMS OF THE OSBORN FAMILY In its original frame Worked By Elizabeth Kingsbury Hartford, Connecticut Circa 1800 16¼ by 20 inches, 13½ by 17¾ inches [without frame]

AN IMPORTANT PAIR OF GEORGE II SWIRL BASE BRASS CANDLESTICKS England Circa 1750 Height: 9 inches • Width: 4½ inches • Depth: 4½ inches

PAIR OF PENNY FOOT BRASS ANDIRONS Philadelphia Circa 1775 Height: 22 inches • Width: 12 inches • Depth: 21¼ inches Reference: The andirons are similar to a pair in Peter, Nancy and Herbert Schiffer, The Brass Book, page 47, plate D.

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