International Paintings Art Auction

June 12, 2007

LOT 29

Lot 29

Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924

Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924
Lot 29 Details
Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924, American

HAILING THE FERRY

Oil on canvas; signed at Paris lower right
22.0" x 18.5" (55.9 cm x 47.0 cm)

Estimate $40,000-$60,000

Realised: $71,500
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Provenance:

Frederick Thom Gallery, Toronto

Note:

Addenda Note: We wish to thank Howard L. Rehs for his help in cataloguing and authenticating this work, from a photograph, which will be included in his forthcoming catalogue raisonné to be published by Rehs Galleries, Inc. - www.ridgwayknight.com


The painting appears to be the following:

Hailing the Ferryman


Provenance:
Pitet aine, Paris, as Au bord de la riviére;
M. Knoedler & Co., New York, (#6457), January 24, 1890, ff2000, as Hailing the Ferryman;
Constantine Hertzberg, Brooklyn, New York, March 1, 1890, $700.00 (painting was delivered to J.J. Williams, Brooklyn, New York); immediate provenance prior to being sold by Frederick Thom Gallery, Toronto is currently unknown

CONDITION DETAILS

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