Alfred Edward Mathews Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Alfred Edward Mathews Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 23, 2024
ALFRED E. MATHEWS LITHOGRAPH, TWIN LAKES
Est: $800 - $1,200
MATHEWS, Alfred E. (1831-1874). Twin Lakes. Lithograph with original hand color. New York: Bien, 1866. 11 3/4" x 17 1/2" sheet, 22" x 28" framed. First edition of this magnificent series of documentary views. Mathews' spectacular lithographs of Colorado are among the most lavish found in western view books.
Arader Galleries
Jul. 18, 2024
America.- Mathews (Alfred E.) Pencil Sketches of Montana, first edition, New York, Published by the Author, 1868
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
America.- Mathews (Alfred E.) Pencil Sketches of Montana, first edition, 31 tinted lithograph plates, of which 4 are folding, some light spotting, marginal stain to first dozen or so leaves/plates, original green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, corners rubbed, covers with some stains, [Howes M414; Streeter sale 4:2230; Graff 2710; Smith 6603], 4to, New York, Published by the Author, 1868. *** Rare and important series of fine lithographs depicting Montana in its natural splendour before the major influx of settlers. An inscription on front free endpaper reads: "To Mrs General Meagher With the best wishes of James Gibson, Virginia City Montana, Jan 1st 1869." The recipient is presumably Elizabeth Meagher (nee Townsend), the second wife of Thomas Francis Meagher, an Irish Nationalist and leader of the Young Irelanders in the rebellion of 1848. He was convicted of sedition and sentenced to death, later commuted to transportation to Australia. He escaped and made his way to America, joining the US Army and rising to the rank of Brigadier General, fighting in the Civil War and leading the Irish Brigade. After the Civil War he was appointed by President Andrew Johnson as Montana's Territorial Secretary of State. He died in 1867 in rather mysterious circumstances, drowning in the Missouri River after falling from a steamboat at Fort Benton. It is unclear whether he fell as a result of weakness from dysentery, of being drunk; or perhaps he committed suicide or was even murdered by political opponents in Montana. We have been unable to ascertain more information on the donor, James Gibson.
Forum Auctions - UK
Jun. 08, 2019
Mathews Lithogaph of Twin Lakes
Est: $2,500 - $4,000
Mathews, Alfred E. (1831-1874). Twin Lakes. Lithograph with original color by J. Bien. New York, 1866. 12 x 17 1/2 sheet, 22 x 27 1/2 framed. From: Pencil Sketches of Colorado, Its Cities, Principal Towns and Mountain Scenery.
Arader Galleries
Apr. 05, 2014
Alfred E. Mathews, Pencil Sketches of Montana.
Est: $18,000 - $20,000
MATHEWS, Alfred E. (1831-1874). Pencil Sketches of Montana. New York: Published by the Author, 1868. Folio (13 x 10 2/8 inches). Fine folding chromolithographed frontispiece, and 3 folding tinted lithographed panoramas, 27 full-page tinted lithographed plates (some occasionally heavy spotting throughout). Original purple bevelled cloth, gilt (extremities a little worn). Provenance: Frank T. Siebert, his sale, Sotheby's New York, Oct 28, 1999, lot 742. First edition. These splendid images of Montana were the earliest to show the territory in all its natural glory, in the years when few settlers had staked claims so far west. Howes M414; Streeter sale 4:2230; Graff 2710; Smith 6603; Taft Artists and Illustrators, p. 79.
Arader Galleries
Mar. 03, 2011
Alfred Edward Mathews, PENCIL SKETCHES OF COLORADO, Its Cities, Principal Towns and Mountain Scenery, 1961, 184/350.
Est: $80 - $120
Mathews, Alfred Edward (1831-1874). Pencil Sketches of Colorado, its Cities, Principal Towns and Mountain Scenery. Denver: Nolie Mumey, 1961. Lg Folio. With Mumey's biography of Mathews and facsimile edition of Mathews "Interesting Narrative" laid in [as issued]. Publisher's red cloth. Near fine, housed in original brown board box, which has wear. Limited edition facsimile of one of the greatest and rarest American color plate books. #184 of 350 numbered copies signed by the publisher. Mathews' work is one of the greatest illustrated works depicting the opening up of the West (the others being by Bodmer, Catlin, Moran, and Warre), and it is the only one of those to show scenes of mining, so vital in attracting pioneers to the West and of the development of towns and cities, notably Denver. Alfred Mathews was a highly innovative creator of city and country views in the American West. "These views are celebrated for their documentary accuracy - apparently contemporary viewers could identify in the street views the rigs of various townspeople" (Streeter).
Quinn's Auction Galleries
Dec. 02, 2010
MATHEWS, ALFRED EDWARD. 1831-1874. Interesting Narrative; Being a Journal of the Flight of Alfred E. Mathews, of Stark Co., Ohio. From the State of Texas.... [New Philadelphia, OH: By the author], 1861.
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Interesting Narrative; Being a Journal of the Flight of Alfred E. Mathews, of Stark Co., Ohio. From the State of Texas.... [New Philadelphia, OH: By the author], 1861. [2], [7]-34, [1] pp. 8vo (221 x 147 mm). Original printed blue wrappers. Custom cloth folding case. Evenly toned, faint foxing, first two leaves with upper fore-edge corner restored, wrappers with restoration to spine and to upper fore-edge corner, penciled identification to front wrapper, an excellent copy. FIRST EDITION OF THIS CIVIL WAR TRAVEL NARRATIVE. Mathews, a northern sympathizer working as a teacher in Alabama during the rise of the Secessionist movement, fled conscription in Alabama for East Texas, where he soon realized Texas was also about to secede. In this work he narrates his eventual escape to Ironton, Missouri, much of it on foot. He includes many interesting travel anecdotes and observations about the people he meets and the southern notions of the north. He spends much of his journey avoiding danger, including a narrow escape from being hung in Arkedelphia, Arkansas. Howes M412; Streeter sale 403. Acquistion: purchased from William Reese Company, 2000, $14,000.
Bonhams
May. 20, 2010
Alfred Edward Mathews, PENCIL SKETCHES OF COLORADO, Its Cities, Principal Towns and Mountain Scenery, 1961, 184/350.
Est: $80 - $120
Mathews, Alfred Edward (1831-1874). Pencil Sketches of Colorado, its Cities, Principal Towns and Mountain Scenery. Denver: Nolie Mumey, 1961. Folio. With Mumey's biography of Mathews and facsimile edition of Mathews "Interesting Narrative" laid in [as issued]. Publisher's red cloth; near fine, housed in original brown board box. Publisher's box edgeworn, with fractures to corners. Limited edition facsimile of one of the greatest and rarest American colour plate books: #184 of 350 numbered copies signed by the publisher. Mathews' work is one of the greatest illustrated works depicting the opening up of the West (the others being by Bodmer, Catlin, Moran, and Warre.) It is the only one of those to show scenes of mining, so vital in attracting pioneers to the West, and of the development of towns and cities, notably Denver. Alfred Mathews was a highly innovative creator of city and country views in the American West. "These views are celebrated for their documentary accuracy - apparently contemporary viewers could identify in the street views the rigs of various townspeople" (Streeter). Mathews writes in the preface to the original 1866 edition: "The author herewith offers to the public a collection of lithographed sketches of Colorado, embracing its Cities, and most of its Principal Towns together with some of the beautiful Mountain Scenery which abounds in this incomparable territory...[My aim is] to represent that portion of the country to which interest is attached on account of the rich gold and silver mines; and, if possible, to give non-residents an idea of the beauty and grandeur of the natural scenery in the mountains, which will compare favorably, in this respect, with any in the world."
Quinn's Auction Galleries
Apr. 16, 2007
MATHEWS, Alfred E. (1831-1874). Gems of Rocky Mountain Scenery, Containing Views Along and Near the Union Pacific Railroad . New York: Published by the Author, 1869.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
MATHEWS, Alfred E. (1831-1874). Gems of Rocky Mountain Scenery, Containing Views Along and Near the Union Pacific Railroad . New York: Published by the Author, 1869. Small 2 o (330 x 257 mm). 20 lithographed plates. (Some pale foxing.) Original cloth (front hinge cracked, corner of rear endleaf torn away). Provenance : Thomas W. Streeter (bookplate; his sale part IV, Parke Bernet, 23 April 1968, lot 2109). FIRST EDITION. Mathews was an English immigrant who began his career as a travelling bookseller and artist. Serving in the Civil War, Mathews drew scenes of the conflict which were published as lithographs. In 1865, Mathews moved west and began producing his best known work. His lithographs of Colorado, Montana and Rocky Mountain scenery are among the earliest and rarest for the Rocky Mountain West. Graff 2708; Howes M-411; Sabin 46823; Streeter sale IV:2109 (this copy).
Christie's
Dec. 16, 2004
MATHEWS, Alfred E. (1831-1874). Pencil Sketches of Colorado, its Cities, Principal Towns and
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
MATHEWS, Alfred E. (1831-1874). Pencil Sketches of Colorado, its Cities, Principal Towns and Mountain Scenery. New York, 1866. Oblong 2 o (335 x 481 mm). 36 scenes on 23 tinted and lightly colored lithographed plates by J. Bien (some mostly marginal dampstaining, few marginal tears touching images, some blank leaves torn through and with old tape repairs, last text leaf with marginal repaired tear). Later buckram preserving original title from upper cover. FIRST EDITION OF THIS MAGNIFICENT SERIES OF VIEWS. The level of detail is highly regarded: "apparently contemporary viewers could identify in the street views the rigs of various townspeople" (Streeter). The lithographs, executed by Julius Bien (who produced the second folio edition of Audubon's Birds of America), capture the buildings, dress, mining and frontier life of 19th-century Colorado. Graff 2709; Howes M-413; Streeter IV:2171.
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