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Lot 622: Jacob Cox, (American, 1810-1892) "Sir Walter Scott in his Abbey at Abbotsford", oil/canvas laid

Est: $1,000 USD - $2,000 USDSold:
Toomey & Co. AuctioneersOak Park, IL, USMay 06, 2001

Item Overview

Description

down, 25" x 18", (presented in 1924 to library by Mrs. Spencer Ball). Cox began as a tinsmith, but took up portrait painting in 1835, with exception to a few trips to Cincinnati (1842-43) and New York, he spent the rest of his life in Indianapolis. In 1853, he collaborated with Henry Waugh on a panorama, but was known primarily for his portraits, still lifes, and landscapes. REF: Art and Artists of Indiana, Burnett; Pioneer Painters of Indiana, Peat. A rare and interesting work by this early Indiana painter.

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Auction Details

Treadway Toomey Auctions - 20th Century Art and Design Auction

by
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
May 06, 2001, 12:00 AM EST

818 North Boulevard, Oak Park, IL, 60301, US