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Painter, Sculptor, b. 1816 - d. 1879

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    • Battle of the Amazons
      May. 22, 2024

      Battle of the Amazons

      Est: $20,000 - $30,000

      Property from an Important American Collector William Rimmer 1816 - 1879 Battle of the Amazons oil on canvas 14 ¼ by 18 ⅛ in.; 36.2 by 46 cm.

      Sotheby's
    • Original William Rimmer Oil Painting Portrait of Lady
      Nov. 21, 2021

      Original William Rimmer Oil Painting Portrait of Lady

      Est: $400 - $600

      This is an original oil painting portrait by William Rimmer (English/American 1816-1879). A bit of a renaissance man, Rimmer learned his father's trade in shoemaking before he became a draftsman and sign painter. Completely a self-taught artist, he toured New England as an itinerant portrait painter. In addition to his artistic pursuites, he also earned a diploma of medicine from the Suffolk County Medical Society in Massachusetts. The knowledge of human anatomy he gained from medical practice complemented his ambition to create art in the tradition of the Renaissance masters--Michelangelo in particular. As a painter, he is best known for his enigmatic "Flight and Pursuit" (1872). As a sculptor, he is remembered for his original and emotionally charged subjects, the most outstanding of which is "Falling Gladiator" (1861). Rimmer also excelled as a professor of art and from 1866 to 1870 he was director of the Cooper Union School of Design for Women in New York City. This portrait of a young woman has old labels on the frame reverse indicating that the portrait was loaned to the Brooklyn Museum for a 1986 exhibition titled: William Rimmer: A Yankee Michelangelo. If you click on the following link, you can read an article about the exhibition and see a photograph of this portrait on view. https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/exhibitions/1017 Frame: 35 3/8 x 29 3/8" Sight: 29 1/4 x 23 1/4" Stretcher: 30 3/8 x 24 5/8"

      Mark Lawson Antiques, Inc.
    • William Rimmer American, 1816-1879 Hagar and Ishmael (In the Wilderness), 1858
      Nov. 19, 2012

      William Rimmer American, 1816-1879 Hagar and Ishmael (In the Wilderness), 1858

      Est: $8,000 - $12,000

      William Rimmer American, 1816-1879 Hagar and Ishmael (In the Wilderness), 1858 Oil on canvas 30 x 25 inches Provenance: George Penniman, Boston, by 1882 By descent to his daughters; Gift from the above to Miss Florence Snelling, Boston, by 1946 Lee B. Anderson, New York, by gift, 1958 Exhibited: New London, CT, Lyman Allyn Museum, American Romantic Paintings of the 18th and 9th Centuries from the Collection of Lee B. Anderson, Feb. 26-Mar. 26, 1961, no. 65 William Rimmer: A Yankee Michelangelo, Brockton, MA, Brockton Art Museum, Oct. 6, 1985-Jan. 12, 1986; Cleveland, OH, The Cleveland Museum, Feb. 25-Apr. 20, 1986; Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Museum, Jun. 6-Jul. 20, 1961 Literature: Jeffrey Weidman, William Rimmer: Critical Catalogue Raisonne, Ann Arbor, 1981, vol. v, p. 1536, illus, no. 43 Jeffrey Weidman, et al, William Rimmer: A Yankee Michelangelo, Hanover, NH, 1986, exhi. cat., p. 60, illus., no. 6 C Sold to Benefit the Lee B. Anderson Memorial Foundation

      DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
    • Attributed to William Rimmer, Study of a Roman Soldier; Together with Attributed to Thomas Couture and American School, Portrait Sketch
      Sep. 19, 2012

      Attributed to William Rimmer, Study of a Roman Soldier; Together with Attributed to Thomas Couture and American School, Portrait Sketch

      Est: $300 - $500

      Attributed to William Rimmer Study of a Roman Soldier Oil on board 12 1/8 x 8 7/8 inches; Together with Attributed to Thomas Couture, Study of a Male Nude, graphite pencil on paper, 9 x 7 7/8 inches, please note that this work is on a larger sheet folded and there is another study of a male nude on the inside fold; And American School, 19th Century, Portrait Sketch of a Man, inscribed Professor Robert-W. Weir,/Hoboken-NJ and stamped OCT 22 1877/N.Y. on the reverse, graphite pencil on envelope, sight 5 x 3 3/4 inches Sold to Benefit the Lee B. Anderson Memorial Foundation

      DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
    • William Rimmer - 'Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane'
      Apr. 25, 2012

      William Rimmer - 'Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane'

      Est: $1,200 - $1,800

      Signed "W. Rimmer" l.l.

      Barridoff Auctions
    • William Rimmer - 'A Walk in the Woods'
      Apr. 25, 2012

      William Rimmer - 'A Walk in the Woods'

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      Inscribed "Sketch of mother by father (W. Rimmer)" and signed "C. H. Rimmer," the artist's daughter, on the original backing which accompanies this lot

      Barridoff Auctions
    • William Rimmer (English, 1816-1879) LIONS
      May. 01, 2010

      William Rimmer (English, 1816-1879) LIONS

      Est: $5,000 - $8,000

      William Rimmer (English, 1816-1879) LIONS signed L.L. "W. Rimmer" oil on bowed panel 7 by 9 in.

      Keno Auctions
    • WILLIAM RIMMER (American, 1816-1879) PUTTI WITH BUTTERFLY oil on canvas;
      Apr. 19, 2009

      WILLIAM RIMMER (American, 1816-1879) PUTTI WITH BUTTERFLY oil on canvas;

      Est: $4,000 - $6,000

      WILLIAM RIMMER (American, 1816-1879) PUTTI WITH BUTTERFLY oil on canvas; signed faintly W. Rimmer, l.r.; inscribed W. Rimmer on verso; 21 x 15 1/2 inches; framed: 24 1/2 x 19 inches

      Grogan & Company
    • Circle of William Rimmer (1816-1879)
      Jan. 06, 2009

      Circle of William Rimmer (1816-1879)

      Est: £1,000 - £1,500

      Circle of William Rimmer (1816-1879) The spoils of war oil on canvas, unframed 12 x 20 in. (30.5 x 50.8 cm.)

      Christie's
    • William Rimmer (Dr.) (American 1816 - 1879), bronze of an eating lion, signed on base, cast by Gorham Co., 1 1/2" h. x 4" l.
      Jan. 16, 2006

      William Rimmer (Dr.) (American 1816 - 1879), bronze of an eating lion, signed on base, cast by Gorham Co., 1 1/2" h. x 4" l.

      Est: $200 - $300

      William Rimmer (Dr.) (American 1816 - 1879), bronze of an eating lion, signed on base, cast by Gorham Co., 1 1/2" h. x 4" l.

      Winter Associates, Inc.
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