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    • Josefa Crosby Sewall Backus, DC/ NH (1875-1959)
      Nov. 13, 2021

      Josefa Crosby Sewall Backus, DC/ NH (1875-1959)

      Est: $600 - $900

      Josefa Crosby Sewall Backus, DC/ NH (1875-1959), Oil on canvas painting of Mount Monadnock from Beech Hill (Backus' former home), with gilt frame, appears to be original, 24" x 39 1/4", signed lower left, "JCB".

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    • PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN BY JOSEPHA BACKUS (NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1875-1959).
      Nov. 27, 2015

      PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN BY JOSEPHA BACKUS (NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1875-1959).

      Est: $200 - $400

      PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN BY JOSEPHA BACKUS (NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1875-1959). Oil on canvas, signed lower left. Young woman in black coat. Imperfections. 32"h. 24"w., framed, 35"h. 26.75"w.

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    • JOSEFA CROSBY SEWALL BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) STILL LIFE OF FRUIT AND MAGNOLIA LEAVES Oil on canvas: 20 1/4 x 24 1/2 in.
      May. 16, 2009

      JOSEFA CROSBY SEWALL BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) STILL LIFE OF FRUIT AND MAGNOLIA LEAVES Oil on canvas: 20 1/4 x 24 1/2 in.

      Est: $500 - $700

      JOSEFA CROSBY SEWALL BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) STILL LIFE OF FRUIT AND MAGNOLIA LEAVES Oil on canvas: 20 1/4 x 24 1/2 in. Framed; lower right signed: Josefa Backus; signed and dated on verso: Backus / Mar. 1945

      Potomack Company
    • JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) COTTAGE IN WINTER Oil on canvas: 15 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.
      Jun. 21, 2008

      JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) COTTAGE IN WINTER Oil on canvas: 15 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.

      Est: $700 - $900

      JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) COTTAGE IN WINTER Oil on canvas: 15 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. Framed; verso there is a portrait of a woman Provenance : From the artist to her son and grandson, the present owner Other Notes: Josefa Crosby was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1875. A well trained and gifted artist, it appears she studied art in Paris, France early in life. Her known address were Englewood, New Jersey early 1920s, Washington D.C. 1928-1932, Dublin, New Hampshire starting in 1919, and she moved permanently to Washington D.C. in 1950 after the death of her second husband. She also wintered in Sea Island, Georgia 1935, 1936. However, she was a world traveler and painted works of London, the Pacific, New York, Mexico, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico. A wealthy woman her first marriage was to Oscar Sewall and after his death to Grosvenor Hyde Backus. Josefa was close friends with Edward Henry Potthast, indeed according to the family she went back to painting full time because of Potthast's advice. She was a member of the Washington Society of Artists and the Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs in Paris. Her work was exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Argent Gallery, New York City 1938, the Washington Society of Artists 1939, the Society of Independent Artists, the University of Virginia, in Paris, France and Majorca, Spain in 1930, and the York Gallery, Arlington, Virginia., Many of her works were exhibited in Dublin and surrounding towns, and a painting by her hangs in The Dublin Community Church vestry today. In 1933 a show of 48 of her paintings was hung in the vestry of the church. Another exhibition was held there in 1941. Josefa Crosby Sewall Backus died in Washington, D.C. on August 31, 1959. Her ashes at buried in Dublin, New Hampshire.

      Potomack Company
    • JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) THE GOLDEN ISLE - GEORGIA Oil on canvas board: 17 1/2 x 23 in.
      Jun. 21, 2008

      JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) THE GOLDEN ISLE - GEORGIA Oil on canvas board: 17 1/2 x 23 in.

      Est: $800 - $1,000

      JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) THE GOLDEN ISLE - GEORGIA Oil on canvas board: 17 1/2 x 23 in. Framed; lower left signed: Josefa Backus; this painting was probably made whilst Josefa was wintering in Sea Island, Georgia Provenance : From the artist to her son and grandson, the present owner Other Notes: Josefa Crosby was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1875. A well trained and gifted artist, it appears she studied art in Paris, France early in life. Her known address were Englewood, New Jersey early 1920s, Washington D.C. 1928-1932, Dublin, New Hampshire starting in 1919, and she moved permanently to Washington D.C. in 1950 after the death of her second husband. She also wintered in Sea Island, Georgia 1935, 1936. However, she was a world traveler and painted works of London, the Pacific, New York, Mexico, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico. A wealthy woman her first marriage was to Oscar Sewall and after his death to Grosvenor Hyde Backus. Josefa was close friends with Edward Henry Potthast, indeed according to the family she went back to painting full time because of Potthast's advice. She was a member of the Washington Society of Artists and the Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs in Paris. Her work was exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Argent Gallery, New York City 1938, the Washington Society of Artists 1939, the Society of Independent Artists, the University of Virginia, in Paris, France and Majorca, Spain in 1930, and the York Gallery, Arlington, Virginia., Many of her works were exhibited in Dublin and surrounding towns, and a painting by her hangs in The Dublin Community Church vestry today. In 1933 a show of 48 of her paintings was hung in the vestry of the church. Another exhibition was held there in 1941. Josefa Crosby Sewall Backus died in Washington, D.C. on August 31, 1959. Her ashes at buried in Dublin, New Hampshire.

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    • JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) STILL LIFE OF VEGETABLES Oil on canvas: 12 x 16 in.
      Jun. 21, 2008

      JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) STILL LIFE OF VEGETABLES Oil on canvas: 12 x 16 in.

      Est: $600 - $800

      JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) STILL LIFE OF VEGETABLES Oil on canvas: 12 x 16 in. Framed; upper right signed: Josefa Backus Provenance : From the artist to her son and grandson, the present owner Other Notes: Josefa Crosby was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1875. A well trained and gifted artist, it appears she studied art in Paris, France early in life. Her known address were Englewood, New Jersey early 1920s, Washington D.C. 1928-1932, Dublin, New Hampshire starting in 1919, and she moved permanently to Washington D.C. in 1950 after the death of her second husband. She also wintered in Sea Island, Georgia 1935, 1936. However, she was a world traveler and painted works of London, the Pacific, New York, Mexico, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico. A wealthy woman her first marriage was to Oscar Sewall and after his death to Grosvenor Hyde Backus. Josefa was close friends with Edward Henry Potthast, indeed according to the family she went back to painting full time because of Potthast's advice. She was a member of the Washington Society of Artists and the Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs in Paris. Her work was exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Argent Gallery, New York City 1938, the Washington Society of Artists 1939, the Society of Independent Artists, the University of Virginia, in Paris, France and Majorca, Spain in 1930, and the York Gallery, Arlington, Virginia., Many of her works were exhibited in Dublin and surrounding towns, and a painting by her hangs in The Dublin Community Church vestry today. In 1933 a show of 48 of her paintings was hung in the vestry of the church. Another exhibition was held there in 1941. Josefa Crosby Sewall Backus died in Washington, D.C. on August 31, 1959. Her ashes at buried in Dublin, New Hampshire.

      Potomack Company
    • JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) STILL LIFE WITH GERANIUM Oil on wood: 20 x 24 in.
      Jun. 21, 2008

      JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) STILL LIFE WITH GERANIUM Oil on wood: 20 x 24 in.

      Est: $700 - $900

      JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) STILL LIFE WITH GERANIUM Oil on wood: 20 x 24 in. Framed; lower left signed: Josefa Backus Provenance : From the artist to her son and grandson, the present owner Other Notes: Josefa Crosby was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1875. A well trained and gifted artist, it appears she studied art in Paris, France early in life. Her known address were Englewood, New Jersey early 1920s, Washington D.C. 1928-1932, Dublin, New Hampshire starting in 1919, and she moved permanently to Washington D.C. in 1950 after the death of her second husband. She also wintered in Sea Island, Georgia 1935, 1936. However, she was a world traveler and painted works of London, the Pacific, New York, Mexico, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico. A wealthy woman her first marriage was to Oscar Sewall and after his death to Grosvenor Hyde Backus. Josefa was close friends with Edward Henry Potthast, indeed according to the family she went back to painting full time because of Potthast's advice. She was a member of the Washington Society of Artists and the Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs in Paris. Her work was exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Argent Gallery, New York City 1938, the Washington Society of Artists 1939, the Society of Independent Artists, the University of Virginia, in Paris, France and Majorca, Spain in 1930, and the York Gallery, Arlington, Virginia., Many of her works were exhibited in Dublin and surrounding towns, and a painting by her hangs in The Dublin Community Church vestry today. In 1933 a show of 48 of her paintings was hung in the vestry of the church. Another exhibition was held there in 1941. Josefa Crosby Sewall Backus died in Washington, D.C. on August 31, 1959. Her ashes at buried in Dublin, New Hampshire.

      Potomack Company
    • JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) A CITY WINDOW Oil on panel: 19 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.
      Jun. 21, 2008

      JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) A CITY WINDOW Oil on panel: 19 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.

      Est: $700 - $900

      JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) A CITY WINDOW Oil on panel: 19 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. Framed; lower left signed: J. C. Backus Provenance : From the artist to her son and grandson, the present owner Other Notes: Josefa Crosby was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1875. A well trained and gifted artist, it appears she studied art in Paris, France early in life. Her known address were Englewood, New Jersey early 1920s, Washington D.C. 1928-1932, Dublin, New Hampshire starting in 1919, and she moved permanently to Washington D.C. in 1950 after the death of her second husband. She also wintered in Sea Island, Georgia 1935, 1936. However, she was a world traveler and painted works of London, the Pacific, New York, Mexico, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico. A wealthy woman her first marriage was to Oscar Sewall and after his death to Grosvenor Hyde Backus. Josefa was close friends with Edward Henry Potthast, indeed according to the family she went back to painting full time because of Potthast's advice. She was a member of the Washington Society of Artists and the Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs in Paris. Her work was exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Argent Gallery, New York City 1938, the Washington Society of Artists 1939, the Society of Independent Artists, the University of Virginia, in Paris, France and Majorca, Spain in 1930, and the York Gallery, Arlington, Virginia., Many of her works were exhibited in Dublin and surrounding towns, and a painting by her hangs in The Dublin Community Church vestry today. In 1933 a show of 48 of her paintings was hung in the vestry of the church. Another exhibition was held there in 1941. Josefa Crosby Sewall Backus died in Washington, D.C. on August 31, 1959. Her ashes at buried in Dublin, New Hampshire.

      Potomack Company
    • JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) TROPIC SEAS Oil on canvas: 30 x 25 in.
      Jun. 21, 2008

      JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) TROPIC SEAS Oil on canvas: 30 x 25 in.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,200

      JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) TROPIC SEAS Oil on canvas: 30 x 25 in. Framed; lower left signed: Josefa Backus Provenance : From the artist to her son and grandson, the present owner Other Notes: Josefa Crosby was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1875. A well trained and gifted artist, it appears she studied art in Paris, France early in life. Her known address were Englewood, New Jersey early 1920s, Washington D.C. 1928-1932, Dublin, New Hampshire starting in 1919, and she moved permanently to Washington D.C. in 1950 after the death of her second husband. She also wintered in Sea Island, Georgia 1935, 1936. However, she was a world traveler and painted works of London, the Pacific, New York, Mexico, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico. A wealthy woman her first marriage was to Oscar Sewall and after his death to Grosvenor Hyde Backus. Josefa was close friends with Edward Henry Potthast, indeed according to the family she went back to painting full time because of Potthast's advice. She was a member of the Washington Society of Artists and the Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs in Paris. Her work was exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Argent Gallery, New York City 1938, the Washington Society of Artists 1939, the Society of Independent Artists, the University of Virginia, in Paris, France and Majorca, Spain in 1930, and the York Gallery, Arlington, Virginia., Many of her works were exhibited in Dublin and surrounding towns, and a painting by her hangs in The Dublin Community Church vestry today. In 1933 a show of 48 of her paintings was hung in the vestry of the church. Another exhibition was held there in 1941. Josefa Crosby Sewall Backus died in Washington, D.C. on August 31, 1959. Her ashes at buried in Dublin, New Hampshire.

      Potomack Company
    • JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) STILL LIFE OF FRUIT WITH A PLANT Oil on canvas: 24 x 20 in.
      Jun. 21, 2008

      JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) STILL LIFE OF FRUIT WITH A PLANT Oil on canvas: 24 x 20 in.

      Est: $700 - $900

      JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) STILL LIFE OF FRUIT WITH A PLANT Oil on canvas: 24 x 20 in. Framed; lower left signed: Josefa Backus Provenance : From the artist to her son and grandson, the present owner Other Notes: Josefa Crosby was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1875. A well trained and gifted artist, it appears she studied art in Paris, France early in life. Her known address were Englewood, New Jersey early 1920s, Washington D.C. 1928-1932, Dublin, New Hampshire starting in 1919, and she moved permanently to Washington D.C. in 1950 after the death of her second husband. She also wintered in Sea Island, Georgia 1935, 1936. However, she was a world traveler and painted works of London, the Pacific, New York, Mexico, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico. A wealthy woman her first marriage was to Oscar Sewall and after his death to Grosvenor Hyde Backus. Josefa was close friends with Edward Henry Potthast, indeed according to the family she went back to painting full time because of Potthast's advice. She was a member of the Washington Society of Artists and the Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs in Paris. Her work was exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Argent Gallery, New York City 1938, the Washington Society of Artists 1939, the Society of Independent Artists, the University of Virginia, in Paris, France and Majorca, Spain in 1930, and the York Gallery, Arlington, Virginia., Many of her works were exhibited in Dublin and surrounding towns, and a painting by her hangs in The Dublin Community Church vestry today. In 1933 a show of 48 of her paintings was hung in the vestry of the church. Another exhibition was held there in 1941. Josefa Crosby Sewall Backus died in Washington, D.C. on August 31, 1959. Her ashes at buried in Dublin, New Hampshire.

      Potomack Company
    • JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) WINDBLOWN CEDAR Oil on canvas board: 20 x 16 in.
      Jun. 21, 2008

      JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) WINDBLOWN CEDAR Oil on canvas board: 20 x 16 in.

      Est: $700 - $900

      JOSEFA BACKUS (AMERICAN, 1875-1959) WINDBLOWN CEDAR Oil on canvas board: 20 x 16 in. Framed; lower right signed: Josefa Backus Provenance : From the artist to her son and grandson, the present owner Other Notes: Josefa Crosby was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1875. A well trained and gifted artist, it appears she studied art in Paris, France early in life. Her known address were Englewood, New Jersey early 1920s, Washington D.C. 1928-1932, Dublin, New Hampshire starting in 1919, and she moved permanently to Washington D.C. in 1950 after the death of her second husband. She also wintered in Sea Island, Georgia 1935, 1936. However, she was a world traveler and painted works of London, the Pacific, New York, Mexico, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico. A wealthy woman her first marriage was to Oscar Sewall and after his death to Grosvenor Hyde Backus. Josefa was close friends with Edward Henry Potthast, indeed according to the family she went back to painting full time because of Potthast's advice. She was a member of the Washington Society of Artists and the Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs in Paris. Her work was exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Argent Gallery, New York City 1938, the Washington Society of Artists 1939, the Society of Independent Artists, the University of Virginia, in Paris, France and Majorca, Spain in 1930, and the York Gallery, Arlington, Virginia., Many of her works were exhibited in Dublin and surrounding towns, and a painting by her hangs in The Dublin Community Church vestry today. In 1933 a show of 48 of her paintings was hung in the vestry of the church. Another exhibition was held there in 1941. Josefa Crosby Sewall Backus died in Washington, D.C. on August 31, 1959. Her ashes at buried in Dublin, New Hampshire.

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