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PORTRAIT OF STEPHEN DECATUR FROM FAMILY OF USN COMMODORES OLIVER HAZARD AND MATT...

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PORTRAIT OF STEPHEN DECATUR FROM FAMILY OF USN COMMODORES OLIVER HAZARD AND MATT...

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40.000 $ - 60.000 $
Zuschlagspreis:
n. a.
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This portrait of Stephen Decatur was likely made as gift by Stephen Decatur’s wife or on commission by members of the Oliver Hazard and Matthew Calbraith Perry family while the original version of the 1806 portrait by Gilbert Stuart was still in her hands. Artist attribution has varied, with scholars suggesting Stuart himself, Trumbull, and Peale, among others. It must in any case date prior to 1847 when Decatur’s widow had the uniform of the 1806 portrait altered to include his Society of the Cincinnati Medal in preparation for donating it to the City of Philadelphia, where it now resides at Independence Hall. This portrait is consequently a valuable record of the first state of that painting. Formerly in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this painting descended in the Perry family until its sale in 1919 by Lucretia Thatcher Perry Osborn (1858-1930) through dealer Jonce McGurk to Charles Allen Munn, and thence by bequest to the Met in 1924. Mrs. Osborn was the great grandniece of both Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1818) and Matthew Calbraith Perry (1794-1858.) In a May 22, 1919, letter retained by the Met she stated the original owner was Matthew Calbraith Perry, but we cannot rule out that it may have passed to him from his older brother. Decatur was friends with both, having commanded Matthew Calbraith Perry for a time and supported Oliver Hazard Perry in his quarrel with Captain Jesse D. Elliott over the latter’s performance in the Battle of Lake of Erie, support that in part cost Decatur his life as Elliott then egged on Captain James Barron to make his fatal challenge to Decatur in 1820. Donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1924 the portrait resided there for 90 years, was subsequently deaccessioned, and purchased by the consignor. This handsome portrait is not only a significant token of esteem between two prominent American naval families, but a valuable record of the original state of Stuart’s 1806 portrait. CONDITION: Relined. Heavy craquelure with inpainting, several tears to canvas. This impressive rendition of the prominent Commodore would compliment any art gallery or naval exhibit. Provenance: Lucretia Perry (Mrs. Henry Fairfield Osborn), New York; [With] Jonce McGurk, Baltimore, MD, circa 1919; Charles Allen Munn, West Orange, NJ, circa 1919-1924; Bequest of the above to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1924. Literature: Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin; Harry B. Wehle, Metropolitan Museum Bulletin, 1925, xx, p. 22, suggesting John Trumbull or Rembrandt Peale Lawrence Park Gilbert Stuart New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1926, I, pp. 273f, no. 229. Bryson Burroughs See also The Metropolitan Museum of Art Catalogue of Paintings, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1931, p. 144; Albert TenEyck Gardner and Stuart Feld, American Paintings: A Catalogue of the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I, Painters born by 1915, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1965, p. 99, illus.; William H. Truettner, Connoisseur 171 (August 1969), pp. 271-272, making clear this version must date prior to 1847 and was done while still in Mrs. Decatur’s hands. John Caldwell and Oswaldo Rodriguez Roque, American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume 1, A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born by 1815, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994, pp. 197-198, illus. p. 198. Item Dimensions: 33X38 Name Value Paperwork

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 1180
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Datum:
17.05.2022
Auktionshaus:
Morphy Auctions
North Reading Road 2000
Denver PA 17517
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
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+1 (0)877 968-8880
+1 (0)717 336-7115
Beschreibung:

This portrait of Stephen Decatur was likely made as gift by Stephen Decatur’s wife or on commission by members of the Oliver Hazard and Matthew Calbraith Perry family while the original version of the 1806 portrait by Gilbert Stuart was still in her hands. Artist attribution has varied, with scholars suggesting Stuart himself, Trumbull, and Peale, among others. It must in any case date prior to 1847 when Decatur’s widow had the uniform of the 1806 portrait altered to include his Society of the Cincinnati Medal in preparation for donating it to the City of Philadelphia, where it now resides at Independence Hall. This portrait is consequently a valuable record of the first state of that painting. Formerly in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this painting descended in the Perry family until its sale in 1919 by Lucretia Thatcher Perry Osborn (1858-1930) through dealer Jonce McGurk to Charles Allen Munn, and thence by bequest to the Met in 1924. Mrs. Osborn was the great grandniece of both Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1818) and Matthew Calbraith Perry (1794-1858.) In a May 22, 1919, letter retained by the Met she stated the original owner was Matthew Calbraith Perry, but we cannot rule out that it may have passed to him from his older brother. Decatur was friends with both, having commanded Matthew Calbraith Perry for a time and supported Oliver Hazard Perry in his quarrel with Captain Jesse D. Elliott over the latter’s performance in the Battle of Lake of Erie, support that in part cost Decatur his life as Elliott then egged on Captain James Barron to make his fatal challenge to Decatur in 1820. Donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1924 the portrait resided there for 90 years, was subsequently deaccessioned, and purchased by the consignor. This handsome portrait is not only a significant token of esteem between two prominent American naval families, but a valuable record of the original state of Stuart’s 1806 portrait. CONDITION: Relined. Heavy craquelure with inpainting, several tears to canvas. This impressive rendition of the prominent Commodore would compliment any art gallery or naval exhibit. Provenance: Lucretia Perry (Mrs. Henry Fairfield Osborn), New York; [With] Jonce McGurk, Baltimore, MD, circa 1919; Charles Allen Munn, West Orange, NJ, circa 1919-1924; Bequest of the above to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1924. Literature: Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin; Harry B. Wehle, Metropolitan Museum Bulletin, 1925, xx, p. 22, suggesting John Trumbull or Rembrandt Peale Lawrence Park Gilbert Stuart New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1926, I, pp. 273f, no. 229. Bryson Burroughs See also The Metropolitan Museum of Art Catalogue of Paintings, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1931, p. 144; Albert TenEyck Gardner and Stuart Feld, American Paintings: A Catalogue of the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I, Painters born by 1915, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1965, p. 99, illus.; William H. Truettner, Connoisseur 171 (August 1969), pp. 271-272, making clear this version must date prior to 1847 and was done while still in Mrs. Decatur’s hands. John Caldwell and Oswaldo Rodriguez Roque, American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume 1, A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born by 1815, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994, pp. 197-198, illus. p. 198. Item Dimensions: 33X38 Name Value Paperwork

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 1180
Auktion:
Datum:
17.05.2022
Auktionshaus:
Morphy Auctions
North Reading Road 2000
Denver PA 17517
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
info@morphyauctions.com
+1 (0)877 968-8880
+1 (0)717 336-7115
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