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Bass Otis (1784-1861)

Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Pair of portraits depicting William Savery's children William Egbert and Mary Page Savery (Carver, Massachusetts). Oil on canvas painting. Portrait of his daughter in oval frame 20 3/4" x 17" sight size, 28" x 24 1/2" carved and gilded original frame. Signed on back "B. Otis Pinxt 1855". Portrait of son is 20 3/4" x 17" sight. Frame 28" x 24 1/2". Signed "B. Otis Pinxt 1855" on reverse. Untouched original condition. Frames show minor losses to gesso. Provenance: Descended in the family and were in the Savery homestead until recent years.

BASS OTIS (Pennsylvania/Massachusetts, 1784-1861), Portrait of William Vinton, age 19., Oil on canvas, 17" x 14". Framed 20" x 17.5".

BASS OTIS Pennsylvania/Massachusetts, 1784-1861 Portrait of William Vinton, age 19. Artist and sitter identified by inscription verso.

1857 Dated Oil on Canvas Painting, Bass Otis

1857 Oil on Canvas Artist Self Portrait of Bass Otis, (Bass Otis, American, 1784-1861). Realistic self portrait of Otis in formal dress with spectacles atop his head. Reverse canvass inscribed "B. Otis painted by himself in the artists 73rd year of his age in Boston 1857". Painting in good condition with a few small pinprick losses, set into period gilt wooden frame, measures: 38" H x 32.75" W, Image: 30" H x 24.75" W. Famed artist and inventor Bass Otis who studied under Gilbert Stuart and John Wesley Jarvis. Otis painted portraits of Jefferson, Madison, Lincoln and many contemporary Americans. Otis is additionally credited with producing the first American lithograph in 1819.

Attributed to Bass Otis

(Pennsylvania/Massachusetts, 1784-1861) Portrait of Martha Adams Hinkley, unsigned, oil on canvas, 36 x 29-1/4 in.; fine carved gilt wood and composition frame, 47 x 40 in. Provenance: Private Collection Note: Painted inscription on frame reads "Martha Adams Hinkley, Wife of Rev. Adams Ayer, Cintinarian (sic), Boston/Bass Otis, Boston 1848"

BASS OTIS (Pennsylvania/Massachusetts, 1784-1861), Portrait of Hanna Huxley., Oil on canvas, 30" x 25". Framed 39" x 33".

BASS OTIS Pennsylvania/Massachusetts, 1784-1861 Portrait of Hanna Huxley. Unsigned. Sitter identified on frame plaque. Artist's label verso.

Attributed to Bass Otis (1784-1861) Portrait of a Young Boy Sketching

Attributed to Bass Otis (1784-1861) Portrait of a Young Boy Sketching The canvas stretcher bearing label, "B. Otis/ Portrait Painter...", preparer's stencil verso, oil on canvas, framed. (29 1/2 in. x 25 in. (sight)) Provenance From a Philadelphia collection. Condition report: 39 1/2 in. x 34 1/2 in. (frame)

Bass Otis, oil on canvas family portrait

Bass Otis (American 1784-1861), oil on canvas family portrait, 1824, Caleb Cresson's Children, 36" x 48". Included in The Notebook of Bass Otis, page 241.

BASS OTIS (Pennsylvania/Massachusetts, 1784-1861), A stately home on the riverfront., Lithograph on paper, 4.25" x 5.25" sight. Framed 11.5" x 14.5".

BASS OTIS Pennsylvania/Massachusetts 1784-1861 A stately home on the riverfront. Believed to be the first lithograph printed in America. Published in The Analectic Magazine, July 1819 (Vol. XIV No. 2). Lithograph on paper, 4.25" x 5.25" sight. Framed 11.5" x 14.5".

Attributed to Bass Otis (American, 1784-1861), "Portrait of a Mother and Child"

Attributed to Bass Otis (American, 1784-1861) "Portrait of a Mother and Child, Possibly Sara Watson and Her Daughter Fanny" oil on canvas unsigned. Framed. 36" x 30", framed 44-1/2" x 37-1/2" Provenance: Deaccessioned by North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh; Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina, April 10, 2004, lot 602; Private collection; Doyle New York, November 19, 2012, lot 8; Private collection.

Attributed to Bass Otis (American, 1784-1861) Portrait of a Lady Oil on canvas 3

Attributed to Bass Otis (American, 1784-1861) Portrait of a Lady Oil on canvas 30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.5 cm) PROVENANCE: Berry Hill Galleries, New York; Private collection, New York. HID01801242017

Bass Otis (1784-1861), Portrait of Marie Louise Vernier Besson (1773-1849)

Bass Otis (1784-1861) Portrait of Marie Louise Vernier Besson (1773-1849) Signed and dated, "B. Otis, Pinxt Philadelphia, 1824," oil on canvas, framed. 29 in. x 23 1/2 in. (sight)

Bass Otis (1784-1861) after Thomas Sully (1783-1872), Portrait of Peter Stephen Du Ponceau (1760-1844)

Bass Otis (1784-1861) after Thomas Sully (1783-1872) Portrait of Peter Stephen Du Ponceau (1760-1844) Oil on canvas, framed. 30 in. x 25 in. (sight) PROVENANCE: The Historic Portrait and Sculpture Collection of the Philadelphia Bar Association Presented by The Law Academy of Philadelphia, December 15, 1845.

BASS OTIS (AMERICAN, 1784-1861), ATTRIBUTED, PORTRAIT OF A MAN

BASS OTIS (AMERICAN, 1784-1861), ATTRIBUTED, PORTRAIT OF A MAN, oil on poplar panel, subject seated in a Windsor-style chair, no signature located, old pencil inscription verso, "Benedict J. Heard/ taken by Otis of Boston/ in the spring of 1815/ in the city of Baltimore". Housed in a period molded giltwood frame.

Oil on Canvas Portrait by Bass Otis

Oil on Canvas Portrait by Bass Otis American early 19th C. Stamped en verso "Portrait by B. OTIS. Philad.", enclosed in circle of 8" polychrome paint dabbed "thumbprints". Framed in original lemon gold deep cove portrait frame. Accompanied by Catalogue Raisonne. Condition: Portrait with all over craquelure and small areas of paint flake and loss, frame with worn surface. S: 29-1/2" H x 24" W O: 39- 3/4" H x 34- 1/2" W

Pair of Bass Otis (American, 1784-1861) American Portraits

Boston. On back of man: "Otis, 1852"; small puncture. Oil on canvas.

Bass Otis (1784-1861)

Bass Otis (1784-1861), portrait of Mrs. WIlliam Hillegas, oil on canvas, unframed. 36" x 28". This portrait is recorded in Bass Otis' account book covering the period 1815-1853. The book is in the collection of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester Mass.

Bass Otis, Portrait of Adrianna Haynes Physick, USA, um 1840

Oil on canvas USA, around 1840 Bass Otis (1784-1861) – American portraitist and inventor Handwritten label with extensive genealogical label on the verso Charming portrait b Overall dimensions, framed: 96.5 x 84 cm Good condition The present portrait is a charming example of the impressive artistic output by Bass Otis, who was one of the most sought after portraitists of the early United States. His mastery of portraiture was acknowledged by famous personalities, such as Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) or Charles Frémont (1813-1890). The majority of his extensive oeuvre documents however the prominent doctors, merchants, layers and artists of the middle-class of the time, to which he also belonged since he had established his own studio in Philadelphia in 1812. The portrait offered here depicts an elderly lady wearing a fine cap with a ribbon. It is Adrianna Haynes Physick, who was the wife of Henry Physick, a plantation owner from Maryland. The painting sets a clear focus on the realistic depiction of the sitter’s face which appears impressively touching through the light effects in the eyes. The painting is in good condition considering its age. The stretcher is verso fitted with a handwritten label bearing an extensive genealogical documentation about the sitter. There are light marks, where the frame has rubbed. Inspection under UV light reveals small areas of retouching, especially to the edges. The wooden frame shows clear traces of age and use. The framed work measures 96.5 x 84 cm and the size of the stretcher is 76.5 x 64.5 cm. (cbo) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.

BASS OTIS (American, 1784-1861)

BASS OTIS (American, 1784-1861), portrait of a gentleman, oil on canvas, inscribed to verso ''Painted by Bass Otis No. 17 Bennet Street, Boston, August 16, 1854'' and signed, verso of canvas with store stamp ''From MJ Whipples'', 30''h, 25''w; some restoration. Provenance: Estate of James and Katherine Abbe, Long Island, New York.

Bass Otis (attributed), oil on canvas portrait presumably of Rebecca Stockton

Bass Otis, 1784-1861, PA, (attributed), oil on canvas portrait presumably of Rebecca Stockton wife of Lucius Waltham Stockton of Uniontown, PA, 27" x 22" on the oval, appears to have the original oval gilded frame. Provenance: Comes with letter of decent and history through the John deMartelly family, which will go to the purchaser. Estimate $800-1,200

Bass Otis (American, 1784-1861)

Bass Otis (American, 1784-1861) Portrait of William Musser signed, inscribed and dated 'Wm Musser January 1817 Executed by Mr. Bass Otis' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 29¾ x 24¾ in. (75.6 x 62.9 cm.) Painted in 1817.

Bass Otis (American, 1784-1861)

Bass Otis (American, 1784-1861) Portrait of William Henry Harrison oil on canvas 30 x 25 in. Painted in 1841

Bass Otis (American 1784-1861) Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Young Woman Seated with a Book, the reverse inscribed "B. Otis, Nov. 24,...

Bass Otis (American 1784-1861) Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Young Woman Seated with a Book, the reverse inscribed "B. Otis, Nov. 24, 1846," unframed, (abrasions, tears, holes), 29 1/2 x 24 in.

Bass Otis (1784-1861), seated woman in lace cap with blue ribbon in olive colored dress, Oil on canvas, framed.

Bass Otis (1784-1861) seated woman in lace cap with blue ribbon in olive colored dress Oil on canvas, framed. H: 30 in. W: 25 in.

Bass Otis (1784-1861), 1819

Bass Otis (1784-1861), 1819 Washington and Family at Mt. Vernon after Edward Savage (1761-1817) oil on canvas 21¼ x 30 in.

Attributed to Bass Otis (1784-1861) After Edward Savage (1761-1817), washington and family at mount vernon, Unsigned, oil on canvas not

Attributed to Bass Otis (1784-1861) After Edward Savage (1761-1817) washington and family at mount vernon Unsigned, oil on canvas note: stretcher bears label of "B. Otis, portrait painter, Philadelphia". 21 x 30 in. Estimate $3,000-5,000

Bass Otis (American, 1784-1861), Portrait of a Gentleman, Signed, dated and inscribed ""Painted by B. Otis 1853, from Copley"" l.l., Co

Bass Otis 1784-1861 A Portrait of Marie Louise Vernier Besson "Signed, inscribed and dated l/r: B. Otis, Pinxt "Philadelphia, 1824 Oil on canvas

Bass Otis 1784-1861 A Portrait of Marie Louise Vernier Besson "Signed, inscribed and dated l/r: B. Otis, Pinxt "Philadelphia, 1824 Oil on canvas 30.5 x 25.5in (77.5 x 64.8 cm) Note: "Marie Louis Vernier Besson, born c.1770 in Lyons, France and died c.1840 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter in her hand is addressed to her son, L.A. Besson, who was in Lyons, on business. Condition: "In fair to good condition. Glue lined canvas. There are wide horizontal lines of craquelure throughout the canvas (a number of which have been inpainted). There are scattered areas of overpaint overall with a 1 x 1"" area below and to the right of the" sitter's mouth as well as a similar area to the left of the sitter's mouth. Numerous other smaller touches throughout. Craquelure overall. Framed in a worn gold colored scoop frame. Estimate