Apr 22, 2013 10:00 EST
American Furniture, Decorative Arts & Paintings
52
William Holbrook Beard
American, 1824-1900
Rocca Di Papa, 1857
Inscribed as titled and dated May 8th /57 on an old label attached to the backing
Oil on paper mounted to board
8 x 15 inches
Provenance:
Alexander Gallery, New York
Beard is best known for his satiric genre scenes featuring animals who act out human roles. Bears were his main subject, as in The Bear Dance of ca. 1870 in the New York Historical Society. This landscape dates from the artist's 1856 to 1858 trip to Europe, where he met and painted alongside American artists in Düsseldorf, including Leutze, Sanford Gifford, Whittredge, and Bierstadt. That the artist visited Italy is revealed in this image looking toward Monte Cavo, the second highest mountain in the Alban Hills near Rome. Painted from a high vantage point, Beard's view is of Rocca di Papa on the slopes of Monte Cavo near Lake Albano, a subject also rendered by Turner in the early nineteenth century. The scenery, both dazzling and verdantly pastoral, is brought out by Beard in this image.
Sold for $938
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
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William Holbrook Beard
American, 1824-1900
Rocca Di Papa, 1857
Inscribed as titled and dated May 8th /57 on an old label attached to the backing
Oil on paper mounted to board
8 x 15 inches
Provenance:
Alexander Gallery, New York
Beard is best known for his satiric genre scenes featuring animals who act out human roles. Bears were his main subject, as in The Bear Dance of ca. 1870 in the New York Historical Society. This landscape dates from the artist's 1856 to 1858 trip to Europe, where he met and painted alongside American artists in Düsseldorf, including Leutze, Sanford Gifford, Whittredge, and Bierstadt. That the artist visited Italy is revealed in this image looking toward Monte Cavo, the second highest mountain in the Alban Hills near Rome. Painted from a high vantage point, Beard's view is of Rocca di Papa on the slopes of Monte Cavo near Lake Albano, a subject also rendered by Turner in the early nineteenth century. The scenery, both dazzling and verdantly pastoral, is brought out by Beard in this image.
There is a 1/8 x 1 inch area of paper loss in the lower right edge. Some minor scattered losses to the paper edges. There is a 3/4 inch vertical scratch in the center lower edge. There is a 2 inch x 1 inch area of possible inpaint in the lower left corner and a 1 1/2 x 1/2 inch area of possible inpaint in the center left edge. There is no further restoration visible under UV light.
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Auction: American Furniture, Decorative Arts & Paintings, Apr 22, 2013
