- JASPER FRANCIS CROPSEY (AMERICAN, 1823-1900)
JASPER FRANCIS CROPSEY (AMERICAN, 1823-1900) "HASTINGS ON HUDSON" Circa 1885. Oil on canvas. Signed 'J. F. Cropsey' and dated (lower right). Authenticated and recorded with The Newington-Cropsey Foundation. This work will be recorded in an upcoming Catalogue Raisonne.
Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823-1900)
Jasper Francis Cropsey was born February 18, 1823, on his father's farm in Rossville, Staten Island, New York. He was the eldest of eight children in a family descended from Dutch and French Huguenot immigrants.
In 1837, at the age of fourteen, Cropsey won a diploma at the Mechanics Institute Fair of the City of New York for a model house that he built. That same year he was apprenticed to the architect Joseph Trench for a five-year period. After eighteen months, Cropsey, who had shown an early proficiency in drawing, found himself responsible for nearly all of the office's finished renderings. Impressed with his talents, his employer provided him with paints, canvas, and a space in which to study and perfect his artistic skills. During this period Cropsey took lessons in watercolor from an Englishman, Edward Maury, and was encouraged and advised by American genre painters William T. Ranney (1813-1857) and William Sidney Mount (1807-1868). It was in 1843 that Cropsey first exhibited a painting at the National Academy of Design, a landscape titled Italian Composition, probably based on a print, which was quite well received. He was elected an associate member of that institution the following year and a full member in 1851.
- AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY,), PORTRAIT
AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY,), PORTRAIT OF A BOY WITH A FISHING POLE AND A FLY., OIL ON CANVAS, 36" X 28". FRAMED 40" X 30.5".AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19th Century, Portrait of a boy with a fishing pole and a fly. Unsigned. Oral family history from the consignor's family claims this to be the work of William Sidney Mount. Dimensions: Oil on canvas, 36" x 28". Framed 40" x 30.5".
- AFTER WILLIAM S. MOUNT, THE BONE PLAYER,
AFTER WILLIAM S. MOUNT, THE BONE PLAYER, 1857W. SCHAUS (Publisher, 19th Century American) “THE BONE PLAYER”. Colored lithograph by “Lafosse, IMP. by Fois Delarue, Paris. Published by W. Schaus, New York 1857”. After a painting by William S. Mount. Scene shows a black man in colorful blue coat with red bow tie seated in chair with both hands held up playing two carved ivory bones in each hand.
Well framed in gilt with fine ivory matte. Reference: Illustrated as figure 47 in William Sidney Mount by Cowdrey & Williams 1944.
A rare print with much debated subject matter. A detailed and flattering depiction of a Black man from a time when this treatment was rare. However the reasoning for this is much debated. A rare, museum quality piece, with the original painting owned by MFA Boston and another copy of this print in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
SIGHT SIZE: 29-1/2” x 23”. CONDITION: Four tears in margin. Two of which go into image, one appears to be restored. Strong color. shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
- AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY,), STILL
AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY,), STILL LIFE OF CHERRIES ON A BRANCH., OIL ON BOARD, 6.75" X 5". FRAMED 10" X 8.5".AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19th Century, Still life of cherries on a branch. Unsigned. Frame plaque attributes the work to William Sidney Mount. Dimensions: Oil on board, 6.75" x 5". Framed 10" x 8.5".
- ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT,
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT, AMERICAN 1807-1868, PORTRAIT OF ANDREW MEAD (PUBLISHER OF THE PASSAIC GUARDIAN AND PATERSON ADVERTISER), 1844, OIL ON CANVAS, 30 X 25 IN. (76.20 X 63.50 CM.), FRAME: 38 X 33 1/8 IN. (9ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT, AMERICAN, 1807-1868 PORTRAIT OF ANDREW MEAD (PUBLISHER OF THE PASSAIC GUARDIAN AND PATERSON ADVERTISER), 1844, Oil on canvas Verso stenciled on canvas: Prepared /by / Edward Dechaux / New York Verso inscribed on canvas: # 18 / GM / Oil on canvas Dimensions: 30 x 25 in. (76.20 x 63.50 cm.), Frame: 38 x 33 1/8 in. (96.52 x 84.14 cm.)
- AFTER WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT (AMERICAN,
AFTER WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT (AMERICAN, 1807-1868) FARMERS NOONING HAND-COLORED STEEL ENGRAVING: 20 1/8 X 18 1/8 IN. (FULL SHEET)AFTER WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT, (AMERICAN, 1807-1868) FARMERS NOONING, Hand-colored steel engraving: 20 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. (full sheet) Unframed; lower center inscribed 'Published by the Apollo Association/ Exclusively for the Members of the Year 1843', engraved by Alfred Jones and printed by J. Dalton
- WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT (NY, 1807-1868)
WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT (NY, 1807-1868) Man in White Coat, oil on academy board, initialed and dated 1849 lower left, label verso from Alexander Gallery, 980 Madison Ave, NYC. Housed in what appears to be the original ornate gilt gesso frame, OS: 21" x 17", SS: 13" x 10".
- AFTER WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT 'COMING TO
AFTER WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT 'COMING TO THE POINT' After William Sidney Mount 'Coming to the Point' colored lithograph on paper, after the 1855 original, depicting two men negotiating near a stable. Sight 23" H x 25.5" W. Frame 35.5" H x 37.5" W.
- A.L.P. SKILLINGE (FEMALE AMERICAN REGIONALIST
A.L.P. SKILLINGE (FEMALE AMERICAN REGIONALIST ARTIST, MAINE & NEW YORK) "Coming to the Point", oil on canvas, signed lower right, dated 1866, depicting two men having a whittling contest in a farmyard, the horse of the visitor tied up behind the two, in the original gilt gesso frame, OS: 25 1/2" x 29", SS: 18" x 21 1/2". Good condition.
Label verso this is a copy from an original by William Sidney Mount, in a gallery in New York.
- William Sidney Mount (1807-1868) oil
William Sidney Mount (1807-1868) oil on panel of a boy musician titled verso "Vocal and Instrumental", signed Wm. S. Mount, with related newspaper article.
6.5" x 5.75" ss / 16.25" x 15.5" oa
Condition: Losses to bottom frame, chips, probably repainted, not original frame.
- William Sidney Mount (American 1807-1868)
William Sidney Mount (American 1807-1868) "The Storm" pencil on paper initialed "W.S.M" dated "July 8.68" and titled lower center 6 in. x 4 in. attractively matted and framed. Provenance: Childs Gallery Boston 1979; from the artist to Mrs. William Jones Seabury Long Island New York; to her grandson Andrew Oliver New York and Boston 1978; thence to Belle Cheniere. Note: This drawing depicts a post-Civil War mother taking shelter under a tree for the duration of the impending storm where she comforts her two children and their dog. The mother's spreading skirts suggest the stability of her mission a point belied by her and her daughter's anxious expressions which are mirrored by that of the dog.
- British or American School (circa 1850),
British or American School (circa 1850), "Two Sisters", oil on canvas, one with doll and one with hats, unsigned, attributed on original receipt to William Sidney Mount, 24 x 20-1/4 in., original 19th century gilt wood and composition Lawrence-type frame, broad ogee molding with foliate, shell and scroll decoration; copy of original receipt accompanies lot,