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Porträtmaler, b. 1816 - d. 1877

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    • Robert John Curtis (2pcs)
      Jun. 20, 2019

      Robert John Curtis (2pcs)

      Est: $1,500 - $2,500

      Robert John Curtis (South Carolina, 1816-1867) PAIR OF CHARLESTON, SC PORTRAITS OF MR. FLEETWOOD LANNEAU (1809-1883) and MRS. GRACE GRACY WINDSOR LANNEAU (1814-1898) oil on canvas laid to board, framed, unsigned, label on verso: Fleetwood Lanneau, Age 43, painted by Curtis, Charleston SC in 1856; and the other reads: Mrs. F. Lanneau, Age 42 painted by Curtis, Charleston SC in 1856 H30 1/4" W25" (2pcs) Provenance: Descended in the Lanneau family, sold in these rooms in 2001 South Carolina private collection Literature: Gerdt, William T. ART ACROSS AMERICA, Vol. 2, page 48, 49, and 81. Mowbray, Susie R. and Norwood, Charles S. BAZILE LANNEAU OF CHARLESTON, 1746-1833: A FAMILY HISTORY. Goldsboro, NC: Hilburn, 1985. Illustrated, p.182 Other Notes: Mr. Lanneua born in Charleston and became an merchant and tax collector in Charleston. In 1832, he married Grace Gracy Windsor daughter of Peter (Pierre) Lanoue and Rebecca Armstrong. The Lanneau's had five sons and three daughters, and lived in Charleston their entire lives. They are buried side-by-side at the Second Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Historic Charleston.

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    • Robert John Curtis (American/Charleston, 1816)
      Feb. 12, 2017

      Robert John Curtis (American/Charleston, 1816)

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      Robert John Curtis (American/Charleston, 1816-1877), "Portrait of William J. Gerald (1811-1874)", oil on canvas, pencil-signed "R.J. Curtis of Charleston SC", sitter identified and inscribed "Intendant of the town of Camden S.C. from April 1866 to April 1868" and "Newman Galleries, Philadelphia" labels en verso, 30 in. x 25 in., framed. Provenance: Descended in the family of the sitter. Note: Robert J. Curtis, known for his portraiture in Charleston and the surrounding areas, was trained in Philadelphia under John Neagle (1796-1865). In the early 1830s, Curtis began advertising in the Charleston Courier and by the late 1830s had received critical acclaim from the same publication. His 1838 portrait of the Seminole Indian Osceola was widely praised and reproduced in lithograph form by William Keenan (b. 1810). William J. Gerald, a merchant in Camden, SC, married Eliza Jane Clarkson in 1833; the couple had nine children. After his wife’s death and the end of the Civil War, Gerald acted as Intendant (a past term for mayor) of Camden for two years following his efforts, along with residents of Augusta, GA, and Newberry, SC, to provide goods for the citizens of Columbia, SC. The city of Columbia had been looted and burned by some of General Sherman’s troops in the aftermath of the war. Ref.: Charleston Courier. Charleston, SC. Feb. 21 and Apr. 26, 1838; The Daily Phoenix. Columbia, SC. Apr. 22, 1865.

      Neal Auction Company
    • Robert John Curtis (American/Charleston)
      Dec. 04, 2016

      Robert John Curtis (American/Charleston)

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      Robert John Curtis (American/Charleston, 1816-1877), "Portrait of William J. Gerald (1811-1874)", oil on canvas, pencil-signed "R.J. Curtis of Charleston SC", sitter identified and inscribed "Intendant of the town of Camden S.C. from April 1866 to April 1868" and "Newman Galleries, Philadelphia" labels en verso, 30 in. x 25 in., framed. Provenance: Descended in the family of the sitter. Note: Robert J. Curtis, known for his portraiture in Charleston and the surrounding areas, was trained in Philadelphia under John Neagle (1796-1865). In the early 1830s, Curtis began advertising in the Charleston Courier and by the late 1830s had received critical acclaim from the same publication. His 1838 portrait of the Seminole Indian Osceola was widely praised and reproduced in lithograph form by William Keenan (b. 1810). William J. Gerald, a merchant in Camden, SC, married Eliza Jane Clarkson in 1833; the couple had nine children. After his wife’s death and the end of the Civil War, Gerald acted as Intendant (a past term for mayor) of Camden for two years following his efforts, along with residents of Augusta, GA, and Newberry, SC, to provide goods for the citizens of Columbia, SC. The city of Columbia had been looted and burned by some of General Sherman’s troops in the aftermath of the war. Ref.: Charleston Courier. Charleston, SC. Feb. 21 and Apr. 26, 1838; The Daily Phoenix. Columbia, SC. Apr. 22, 1865.

      Neal Auction Company
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