Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823-1900)
The Campfire
signed 'J.F. Cropsey' (lower left)
oil on canvas
10¾ x 20¼ in. (27.3 x 51.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1885-1887.
Provenance
(Possibly) Sale: Ortgies & Co., New York, 31 March 1987, lot 53.
Sale room notice
Please note the present lot was painted in 1887, and was possibly included a sale at Ortgies & Co., New York, 31 March 1887, lot 53 (not 1987 as stated in the catalogue).
Lot Essay
This painting will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work in preparation by the Newington-Cropsey Foundation, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
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