George Frederick Bensell (1837-1879)
Closing In
signed 'G. Bensell' (lower left)
oil on board
29¾ x 36 in. (75.6 x 91.4 cm.)
Provenance
Edward Eberstadt & Sons, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Exhibited
New York, Edward Eberstadt & Sons, A Distinguished Collection of Western Paintings, 1956, catalogue 139, no. 2, illustrated
New York, Edward Eberstadt & Sons, 1908-1958: Our Golden Anniversary Catalogue of American Paintings, 1957, catalogue 146, no. 14, illustrated
Lot Essay
Executed circa 1855.
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