Christie’s will launch 19th Century American Art during the January 2022 Americana Week. The curated sale of 69 lots is dedicated to 19th Century American paintings, drawings and sculpture, and is anchored by two noteworthy collections from Houston, Texas—the James William Glanville and Nancy Hart Glanville Collection and the Estate of Patrick Rutherford, Jr.—which feature important works by Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Church and John Frederick Kensett.
Leading the sale is the resplendent
In the Yosemite by Albert Bierstadt which captures the awe of Cathedral Rocks on a crystalline day, and is among the property from the Estate of Patrick Rutherford, Jr. (estimate: $300,000-500,000).
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Frederic Church’s Winter Scene in Hartford, painted circa 1846-47, is a beautiful winter landscape of the artist’s hometown which reflects the influence of Thomas Cole (estimate: $200,000-300,000).
Along with Hudson River School landscapes, the auction will also feature historical Western art by Alfred Jacob Miller and Charles Schreyvogel; still-life paintings by James Peale, William Michael Harnett and John Frederick Peto; Maritime paintings by James Edward Buttersworth and Fitz Henry Lane; and genre scenes by Winslow Homer and J.G. Brown.