Lot Essay
The New-Yorker was a literary magazine published by Horace Greely starting in 1834. However, the publication was short-lived as it closed during the Panic of 1837. It can be presumed that this portrait was painted during those years.
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THE SIEGMUND COLLECTION OF AMERICAN FOLK ART
AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)
Portrait of a Gentleman with The New-Yorker
Details
AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)
Portrait of a Gentleman with The New-Yorker
oil on canvas
38 x 27 in. (sight)
Painted in 1834-1837
Provenance
Dave Pottinger, Topeka, Indiana
Literature
Elizabeth V. Warren, Made in New York City: The Business of Folk Art (New York, 2019), p. 33.
Exhibited
New York, American Folk Art Museum, Made in New York City: The Business of Folk Art, 19 March - 28 July 2019.
Brought to you by
Sallie Glover
American Folk Art
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