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Lot 108: George de Forest Brush (1855-1941)

Est: $40,000 USD - $60,000 USD
Christie'sNew York, NY, USDecember 01, 2010

Item Overview

Description

George de Forest Brush (1855-1941)
Study for "The Picture Writer's Story"
signed and inscribed 'To Aunt Fannie/From Geo. de F. Brush' (upper right)
pencil and ink on paper
6¾ x 11 in. (17.1 x 27.9 cm.)
Executed circa 1884.

Artist or Maker

Literature

N.K. Anderson, George de Forest Brush: The Indian Paintings, Washington, D.C., 2008, p. 144, no. 2, illustrated.

Provenance

The artist.
Mrs. Robert G. Lyle (Aunt Fannie), gift from the above.
Vance Jordan Fine Art, New York.

Notes

This drawing is a preparatory study for the oil painting, The Picture Writer's Story of 1884, presently in the Anschutz Collection, Denver, Colorado.

Auction Details

Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture

by
Christie's
December 01, 2010, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US