John La Farge (1835-1910) , Japanese Inro- Wood, Inlaid with Mother of Pearl

Sale 1411

Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture

New York

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27 September 2004

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Lot 11

John La Farge (1835-1910)

Japanese Inro- Wood, Inlaid with Mother of Pearl

Price realised

USD 26,290

Estimate

USD 10,000 - USD 15,000

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John La Farge (1835-1910)
Japanese Inro- Wood, Inlaid with Mother of Pearl
watercolor and pencil on paper
6 x 6 in. (15.2 x 15.2 cm.) (image)

Provenance

By descent in the artist's family to the present owner.
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Literature and exhibited

Literature

J.L. Yarnall, Nature Vivante: The Still Lifes of John La Farge, The Jordan-Volpe Gallery, New York, 1995, p. 44 (referenced as a lost work).

Exhibited

New York, American Water Color Society, Twelfth Annual Exhibition of the American Water Color Society, March 1879, no. 111.

Lot Essay

According to Dr. James L. Yarnall, the present watercolor is a long-lost work known until this time only from the 1879 exhibition of the American Watercolor Society.
This work will be included in the forthcoming publication of the late Henry La Farge's catalogue raisonné of the works of John La Farge, completed by J. Yarnall.
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Lot 11

John La Farge (1835-1910)

Japanese Inro- Wood, Inlaid with Mother of Pearl

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