Important American Paintings, Volume XXI: The American Masters

THE AMERICAN MASTERS

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THE AMERICAN MASTERS And Other Important Painters A Virtual Exhibition and Sale October 1–November 2, 2020 On view at www.questroyalfineart.com/the-american-masters and at Questroyal Fine Art

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Important American Paintings         

THE AMERICAN MASTERS This catalogue of work by American masters will be compelling to those who value a sensible and disciplined approach to collecting. Over the course of three centuries, there has been a consensus among scholars,

Q U E S T R O YA L F I N E A RT, L L C Louis M. Salerno, Owner

curators, and collectors that validates the designation of these artists

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as masters. Each is prominently shown in the nation’s major museums,

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their importance is documented in volumes of literature, and collectors

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continue to seek their works, driving both auction results and private

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sales. By focusing on time tested quality and avoiding the influence of

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fleeting trends, we may evaluate art based on sound principles.

It should also be reassuring to know that we were willing to commit our

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capital to own and present these works because they meet our rigorous standards of quality, condition, subject matter, and value. As always,

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we will advise you of any issues that may impact the quality of each

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painting so that you may determine the extent of our diligence.

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By focusing your attention on the paintings offered here, you are considering works created by artists who have risen above their peers and whose creations have inspired generations of admirers.

These are works that endure and remain relevant long after so many newer creations fade.  . , Owner

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John Marin New York Series: From Weehawken Heights, 1950   

William Trost Richards Off Conanicut, Newport, 1904

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Edward Moran (1829–1901)     , : High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Edward Moran New York Harbor Oil on canvas 30 x 251/16 inches

Signed lower left: Edward Moran; on verso: Edward Moran. / New York 1874

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    , :

Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900 )

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, New York Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia

Jasper Francis Cropsey Lake Wawayanda, 1881 Oil on canvas laid down on board 5 5/8 x 7 3/8 inches

Signed and dated lower right: J. F. Cropsey / 1881.; inscribed lower left: [illegible] on the Wawayanda River

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     , : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York

William Trost Richards (1833–1905 )

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

William Trost Richards Off Conanicut, Newport, 1904 Oil on canvas 34 x 60 inches

Signed and dated lower right: W M.T. Richards. 04.

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Martin Johnson Heade (1819–1904 )     , : Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts The White House, Washington, DC

Martin Johnson Heade Cherokee Roses in an Opalescent Vase, ca. 1883 – 95 Oil on canvas 20 1/16 x 12 3/16 inches

Signed lower left: M J Heade

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George Luks (1867–1933 )     , : Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York

George Luks Road to the Water Watercolor and gouache on paper 151/8 x 187/8 inches

Signed lower right: George Luks

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    , :

John Marin (1870–1953 )

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania The White House, Washington, DC Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York

John Marin New York Series: From Weehawken Heights, 1950 Oil on canvas 22 1/16 x 28 1/8 inches

Signed and dated lower right: Marin 50; on verso: 28 x 22 / WEEHAWKEN

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    , : Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio

Childe Hassam (1859–1935 )

Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, Connecticut Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, New York

Childe Hassam Looking over Frenchman’s Bay at Green Mountain, 1896 Oil on canvas 26 3/8 x 36 inches

Signed and dated lower right: Childe Hassam 1896

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Thomas Cole (1801–1848 )     , : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York Musée du Louvre, Paris, France New-York Historical Society, New York Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania The Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky

Thomas Cole Reclining Figure in a Mountain Landscape Oil on panel 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches

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John Sloan (1871–1951)     , : Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York

John Sloan Sun and Shadow in Rocks, 1916 Oil on canvas 19 15/16 x 23 15/16 inches

Signed lower right: –John Sloan–

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    , : Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania

Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009 )

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York Portland Museum of Art, Maine Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York

Andrew Wyeth Above the Tide, 1951 Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper 21 1/8 x 29 inches (sight size)

Signed lower left: Andrew Wyeth © 2020 Andrew Wyeth / Artists Rights Society (ARS ), New York

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    , : Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California

Worthington Whittredge (1820–1910 )

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC The White House, Washington, DC

Worthington Whittredge Scene on the Upper Delaware River Oil on canvas 17 x 23 1/8 inches

Signed lower right: W.Whittredge

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John George Brown (1831–1913)     , : Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

John George Brown Can’t Get Acquainted Oil on canvas 24 1/8 x 16 1/8 inches

Inscribed and signed lower left: copyright. / J. G. Brown N.A.

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Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902 )     , : Denver Art Museum, Colorado The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Albert Bierstadt Pass into the Rockies Oil on board 19 15/16 x 13 7/8 inches

Monogrammed lower left: AB

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    , :

Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900 )

de Young Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland Olana State Historic Site, Hudson, New York Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago, Illinois

Frederic Edwin Church Mountainside Downpour, 1871 Oil on paper laid down on canvas 6 1/2 x 10 inches

On verso: Aug. 21 –1871

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Thomas Moran (1837–1926 )     , : Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC The White House, Washington, DC

Thomas Moran Sunset, Amagansett, 1905 Oil on canvas 30 1/2 x 40 1/2 inches

Monogrammed and dated lower right: TMoran 1905

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    , : Brooklyn Museum, New York

John Frederick Kensett (1816–1872 )

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

John Frederick Kensett New England Coastal Scene with Figures, 1864 Oil on canvas 14 1/4 x 24 3/16 inches

Monogrammed and dated lower right: JF.K. / ’64.

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Charles Burchfield (1893–1967 )     , : The Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois Burchfield Penney Art Center at SUNY Buffalo State, New York Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Museum of Art, Utica, New York The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York

Charles Burchfield Winter Afterglow, 1917 Watercolor and gouache on paper 19 7/8 x 21 5/8 inches

Signed and dated lower left: Chas Burchfield / -1917-; on verso: “Winter Afterglow” / Jan 1917 / “House and trees in the grip of / winter– the house seems to crouch / in fear; and the trees writhe in agony / against the twilight sky.”

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Charles Burchfield Night in Gardenville, 1937 Watercolor and ink on board 10 3/8 x 14 3/8 inches

Monogrammed and dated lower left: CEB / 1937

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    , : The Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois

Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823–1880 )

Brooklyn Museum, New York Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Sanford Robinson Gifford A Coming Shower, A Sketch Oil on canvas 5 7/8 x 91/8 inches

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    , :

Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847–1919 )

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania

Ralph Albert Blakelock Moonlight Oil on panel 9 7/8 x 13 7/8 inches

Signed lower left in arrowhead: R.A.Blakelock

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