October 25, 2014 01:00 AM EDT Hudson - Warren St.


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HENRY ARY (1802-1859): VIEW OF MOUNT MERINO AND SOUTH BAY, HUDSON, NY, AUTUMN TWILIGHT

HENRY ARY (1802-1859): VIEW OF MOUNT MERINO AND SOUTH BAY, HUDSON, NY, AUTUMN TWILIGHT

Oil on canvas, unsigned; with labels from Goupil's, New York and Heller Washam Antiques, Portland, Maine. 28 x 37 in., 36 x 45 in. (frame). Note: Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Henry Ary moved to Hudson, New York in 1844 after living in Albany where he was a portrait painter, and then Catskill. It was while he was living in Catskill that Ary met painter Thomas Cole and began painting landscape subjects. Ary was very fond of panoramic views, especially those of Hudson and Mount Merino, as here. Provenance: Private collection acquired from Heller Washam Antiques, Portland, Maine.

Condition:A repair in the sky at left (backed), inpainted; some minor surface soiling; soiling and staining on the reverse; canvas with tears and losses as it wraps around the back of the stretcher.

Estimate: $20,000 - $40,000
Hammer Price
$25,000
10/25/2014

 

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