Peter Caledon Cameron

Lot 65: PETER CALEDON CAMERON

Name: PETER CALEDON CAMERON
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 5axx8ffhfn

Est: $60,000 USD - $90,000 USDSold:

Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USMay 19, 2004

Item Overview

Description

signed with the artist's monogrammed signature PCameron and titled and inscribed Niagara Falls in Winter/ Began Feb. 10th 1884/ Finished Nov. 1 1884/ First two months on the spot, l.l.

oil on canvas

A copy of a transcription of correspondance between the artist and his patron E.H. Thompson in which Niagara Falls in Winter is mentioned will accompany the lot.

Dimensions

69 1/2 by 45 3/4 in.<br><br>(176.5 by 116.2 cm)

Artist or Maker

Peter Caledon Cameron

Notes

The artist is alleged to have painted studies of the Falls from a point in mid-air, having lowered himself down the precipice with a tackle, according to his family.

Auction Details

American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture

Sotheby's

May 19, 2004, 12:00 AM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US

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