Lot Essay
This painting will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work being prepared by James Yarnall.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
John La Farge (1835-1910)
Study of the Parrot Fish
Details
John La Farge (1835-1910)
Study of the Parrot Fish
dated and inscribed 'December 1890 Samoa' (lower right)
oil on panel
8¼ x 12 in. (21 x 30.5 cm.)
Study of the Parrot Fish
dated and inscribed 'December 1890 Samoa' (lower right)
oil on panel
8¼ x 12 in. (21 x 30.5 cm.)
Provenance
Macbeth Gallery, New York, 1907.
Sale: New York, Anderson Auction Company, 8-9 March 1910, lot 105.
A.T. Bay, New York, acquired from the above.
Sale: New York, American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, 4-5 February 1932, lot 2.
Stephen C. Clark, New York, acquired from the above.
Mrs. Stephen C. (Susan Vanderpoel) Clark, New York and Cooperstown, New York, 1960.
By descent in the family, until 1988.
Sale: New York, Anderson Auction Company, 8-9 March 1910, lot 105.
A.T. Bay, New York, acquired from the above.
Sale: New York, American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, 4-5 February 1932, lot 2.
Stephen C. Clark, New York, acquired from the above.
Mrs. Stephen C. (Susan Vanderpoel) Clark, New York and Cooperstown, New York, 1960.
By descent in the family, until 1988.
Literature
"La Farge Exhibits Many Paintings," Boston Herald, 29 February 1904, p. 5
"La Farge Pictures Shown," New York Herald, 30 November 1907, p. 9
"Around the Galleries," New York Sun, 3 December 1907, p. 6
"Paintings Sold at Auction [La Farge Auction]," American Art Annual, 1910-1911, pp. 372-373
H.A. La Farge, "Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of John La Farge," New Haven, Connecticut: unpublished ms., La Farge Family Papers
"La Farge Pictures Shown," New York Herald, 30 November 1907, p. 9
"Around the Galleries," New York Sun, 3 December 1907, p. 6
"Paintings Sold at Auction [La Farge Auction]," American Art Annual, 1910-1911, pp. 372-373
H.A. La Farge, "Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of John La Farge," New Haven, Connecticut: unpublished ms., La Farge Family Papers
Exhibited
New York, Century Art Association, May 1892
New York, New York Art House, 1893 (as Study of the Parrot Fish, The Pa-Kagaloa, Samoa, 1890)
Boston, Doll and Richards, Exhibition and Private Sale of Paintings in Water Color and Oil from the South Sea Islands and Japan, February 1895, no. 3
New York, Durand-Ruel Galleries, Paintings, Studies, Sketches and Drawings, Mostly Records of Travel 1886 and 1890-91 by John La Farge, February-March 1895, no. 90, (this exhibition travelled to Paris, France, Durand-Ruel Galleries, 1895)
Cleveland, Ohio, Gallery of the Picture Exhibition Society, Paintings, Studies, Sketches and Drawings, Mostly Records of Travel 1886 and 1890-1891, by John La Farge, December 1896-January 1897, no. 28, and travelling
Saint Louis, Missouri, A Group of Paintings, Studies and Sketches, Records of Travel in 1886, 1890, and 1891 by John La Farge, March 1897, no. 29
New York, Montross Gallery, Catalogue of Works by John La Farge, January-February 1901, no. 140
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Institute, Catalogue of Works by John La Farge, March 1901, no. 120
Boston, Massachusetts, Doll and Richards, Exhibtion and Private Sale of Pictures, Drawings and Sketches by Mr. John La Farge, February-March 1904, no. 46
New York, National Arts Club, Loan Exhibtion of Paintings, Water Colors and Drawings by John La Farge, May 1904
New York, Century Association, 1904
Boston, Doll and Richards, Works by John La Farge, February-March 1907, no. 144
New York, Macbeth Gallery, Exhibition of Pictures by John La Farge, November-December 1907, no. 33
New York, Knoedler and Co., Exhibition of Glass, Oil and Water Color Paintings and Sketches by John La Farge, N.A., February 1909, no. 33
New York, New York Art House, 1893 (as Study of the Parrot Fish, The Pa-Kagaloa, Samoa, 1890)
Boston, Doll and Richards, Exhibition and Private Sale of Paintings in Water Color and Oil from the South Sea Islands and Japan, February 1895, no. 3
New York, Durand-Ruel Galleries, Paintings, Studies, Sketches and Drawings, Mostly Records of Travel 1886 and 1890-91 by John La Farge, February-March 1895, no. 90, (this exhibition travelled to Paris, France, Durand-Ruel Galleries, 1895)
Cleveland, Ohio, Gallery of the Picture Exhibition Society, Paintings, Studies, Sketches and Drawings, Mostly Records of Travel 1886 and 1890-1891, by John La Farge, December 1896-January 1897, no. 28, and travelling
Saint Louis, Missouri, A Group of Paintings, Studies and Sketches, Records of Travel in 1886, 1890, and 1891 by John La Farge, March 1897, no. 29
New York, Montross Gallery, Catalogue of Works by John La Farge, January-February 1901, no. 140
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Institute, Catalogue of Works by John La Farge, March 1901, no. 120
Boston, Massachusetts, Doll and Richards, Exhibtion and Private Sale of Pictures, Drawings and Sketches by Mr. John La Farge, February-March 1904, no. 46
New York, National Arts Club, Loan Exhibtion of Paintings, Water Colors and Drawings by John La Farge, May 1904
New York, Century Association, 1904
Boston, Doll and Richards, Works by John La Farge, February-March 1907, no. 144
New York, Macbeth Gallery, Exhibition of Pictures by John La Farge, November-December 1907, no. 33
New York, Knoedler and Co., Exhibition of Glass, Oil and Water Color Paintings and Sketches by John La Farge, N.A., February 1909, no. 33