Apr 14, 2026 10:00 EST
An American Story: Paintings / Peale Family Paintings / Historic Hudson Valley / Silver & Furniture
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Rubens Peale
Peale Family Paintings from the Estate of J. Ashley and Pamela Patterson Roach
American, 1784-1865
Still Life with Flowers in a White Compote and Fruit, circa 1857
Oil on tin
14 x 20 1/4 inches
Provenance:
The artist
Believed to be artist's #14, gifted to his son James Burd Peale, MD (1833-1881)
Rebecca Frisby Wilmer Peale (1838-1921, wife of the above)
Daughters Caroline Elise and Elisabeth "Elsie" Burd Peale (1875-1931)
Sister Caroline Elise Peale (1872-1943)
Sister Rebecca Burd Peale Patterson (1881-1952)
Granddaughter Pamela Shippen Patterson (Roach) (1943-2013)
Trust of Pamela Patterson Roach, 2013
Trust of Joseph Ashley Roach, 2024-present
Literature:
(Possibly) Rubens Peale Journal, 1855-1858. List at the back of the journal: No. 14 Flowers and fruit, the basket on the top of our clock to hold the flowers.
(Possibly) List of Pictures painted by Rubens Peale at Riverside Farm: No. 14.
(Possibly) Charles Coleman Sellers. “Rubens Peale: A Painter’s Decade.” The ART Quarterly. Vol. 23, No. 2, Summer 1960, 14. FLOWERS, FRUIT.
Notes:
Rubens picked up oil painting in the last ten years of his life, and only his early works include flowers. At the farm near Pottsville, PA, he and his daughter cultivated a flower garden. This painting captures a bouquet of cottage-garden cuttings, including a rose and rosebuds, cypress vine, and common bluestar, and the painted-over grapes in the foreground are a remnant of lessons in composition. His 1856 letter to his daughter captures his early thoughts about working on tin. (Lot 29B).
Frame likely built by Rubens Peale.
We would like to thank Elise Peale Patterson Gelpi and Tina Roach for their kind assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Framed 18 x 23 1/4 inches
Sold for $54,400
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Peale Family Paintings from the Estate of J. Ashley and Pamela Patterson Roach
American, 1784-1865
Still Life with Flowers in a White Compote and Fruit, circa 1857
Oil on tin
14 x 20 1/4 inches
Provenance:
The artist
Believed to be artist's #14, gifted to his son James Burd Peale, MD (1833-1881)
Rebecca Frisby Wilmer Peale (1838-1921, wife of the above)
Daughters Caroline Elise and Elisabeth "Elsie" Burd Peale (1875-1931)
Sister Caroline Elise Peale (1872-1943)
Sister Rebecca Burd Peale Patterson (1881-1952)
Granddaughter Pamela Shippen Patterson (Roach) (1943-2013)
Trust of Pamela Patterson Roach, 2013
Trust of Joseph Ashley Roach, 2024-present
Literature:
(Possibly) Rubens Peale Journal, 1855-1858. List at the back of the journal: No. 14 Flowers and fruit, the basket on the top of our clock to hold the flowers.
(Possibly) List of Pictures painted by Rubens Peale at Riverside Farm: No. 14.
(Possibly) Charles Coleman Sellers. “Rubens Peale: A Painter’s Decade.” The ART Quarterly. Vol. 23, No. 2, Summer 1960, 14. FLOWERS, FRUIT.
Notes:
Rubens picked up oil painting in the last ten years of his life, and only his early works include flowers. At the farm near Pottsville, PA, he and his daughter cultivated a flower garden. This painting captures a bouquet of cottage-garden cuttings, including a rose and rosebuds, cypress vine, and common bluestar, and the painted-over grapes in the foreground are a remnant of lessons in composition. His 1856 letter to his daughter captures his early thoughts about working on tin. (Lot 29B).
Frame likely built by Rubens Peale.
We would like to thank Elise Peale Patterson Gelpi and Tina Roach for their kind assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Framed 18 x 23 1/4 inches
Peale Family Paintings from the Estate of J. Ashley & Pamela Patterson Roach
Inpainting at the edges and in the leaves of the apples in the lower right.
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Auction: An American Story: Paintings / Peale Family Paintings / Historic Hudson Valley / Silver & Furniture, Apr 14, 2026
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Successful Auction of American Paintings & Prints on April 14, 2026 Surpasses Expectations
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Featuring Peale Family Paintings from the Estate of J. Ashley & Pamela Patterson Roach
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And Property Deaccesssioned from Historic Hudson Valley
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Part of the Two-Day An American Story Auction Celebrating Our Nation's Semiquincentennial
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
NEW YORK, NY – With spirited competition from collectors, art advisors and institutions, Doyle’s sale of American Paintings & Prints on April 14, 2026 achieved exceptional results. Part of the highly-successful two-day An American Story auction celebrating the nation’s Semiquincentennial, the sale featured fine examples of portraiture, still lifes, nautical scenes, and Hudson River, Western and regional landscapes, as well as a selection of Audubon prints.
Peale Family Paintings from the Estate of J. Ashley & Pamela Patterson Roach
A special section of the sale presented Peale Family Paintings from the Estate of J. Ashley & Pamela Patterson Roach, highlighted by an 1849 portrait of Phillis, an enslaved woman, by Mary Jane Peale (1827-1902) that achieved $349,750. This remarkable collection comprised works by three generations of the Peale family of artists. Read More
N. C. Wyeth’s Final Mural Project
A large-scale mural by N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945) titled Crows in Winter from 1941 realized a strong $117,340 against an estimate of $80,000-120,000. In 1940, Wyeth was commissioned to paint a series of murals for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company’s New York headquarters. The New England Series comprised nearly twenty monumental paintings depicting the spirit of New England. Property from a Prominent Corporate Collection, Crows in Winter was one of four works in the series representing the seasons.
Charles Courtney Curran
A lovely work by American Impressionist artist Charles Courtney Curran (1861–1942) from 1908 achieved an exceptionally strong $102,100, many times its estimate of $15,000-25,000. Highly skilled at rendering sunlight, Curran’s signature works often show graceful female figures in landscapes, such as the scene depicted in A Breezy Day.
Property Deaccessioned from Historic Hudson Valley
Among the artworks was property deaccessioned by Historic Hudson Valley. Founded in 1951, Historic Hudson Valley is a 501(c)(3) organization that interprets and promotes historic landmarks of national significance in the Hudson Valley.
Session II: American Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts / April 15
A second session of the An American Story auction on Wednesday, April 15 offered American Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts including Property Deaccessioned from Historic Hudson Valley. Read More
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