Lot Essay
This painting was executed circa 1859.
Property of RICHARD AND GLORIA MANNEY
David Gilmour Blythe* (1815-1865)
Land of Liberty
Details
David Gilmour Blythe* (1815-1865)
Land of Liberty
signed 'Blythe' lower left
oil on canvas
24 x 20in. (61 x 50.8cm.)
Land of Liberty
signed 'Blythe' lower left
oil on canvas
24 x 20in. (61 x 50.8cm.)
Provenance
J.J. Gillespie Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Christian Wolff, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1860
George David Thompson, Sr., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1936
George D. Thompson, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, his son, 1950
Macbeth Galleries, New York
Paul Peralta-Ramos
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York
Christian Wolff, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1860
George David Thompson, Sr., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1936
George D. Thompson, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, his son, 1950
Macbeth Galleries, New York
Paul Peralta-Ramos
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York
Literature
C.H. Wolff, "Oil Paintings," Ledger of Art Possessions 1857-1885, (unpublished manuscript), Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1860, pp. 30-31, no. 26
D. Miller, The Life and Work of David G. Blythe, 1950, pp. 71-72, fig. 129
B.W. Chambers, The World of David Gilmour Blythe (1815-1865), New York, pp. 66, 69, 156, fig. 45, illus.
D. Miller, The Life and Work of David G. Blythe, 1950, pp. 71-72, fig. 129
B.W. Chambers, The World of David Gilmour Blythe (1815-1865), New York, pp. 66, 69, 156, fig. 45, illus.
Exhibited
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Institute, An Exhibition of American Genre Paintings, 1936, no. 10
Washington, DC, National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, The World of David Gilmour Blythe (1815-1865), 1980-1981, no. 23
Washington, DC, National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, The World of David Gilmour Blythe (1815-1865), 1980-1981, no. 23