item name: Sailboats On the Hudson River: A Sandpaper Painting

item description: New York State, mid 19th century. Gouache on "sandpaper" ground. One of two pictures from the same hand in our collection, this view shows small sailboats in the middle distance on a placid river. The muted palette is typical of the popular "sandpaper" technique in which the painting is done on a panel prepared with marble powder mixed into the gesso. Some of these pictures were based on prints of the time, although no print source has yet been found for this picture. In original gilt frame and glass. Provenance: From a Schenectady estate.

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions - Image
8" H X 10.5" W
20.32cm H X 26.67cm W

Overall Dimensions - Frame
12" H X 14.5" W
30.48cm H X 36.83cm W

item name: Wood Demon - Victorian Costume Study

item description: English, 19th century. Watercolor. A costume study or work of Victorian fantasy in an Eastlake frame.provenance: Private Collection

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions
10" H
25.4cm H

item name: Castle On the Hudson River: A Sandpaper Painting

item description:

New York State, mid 19th century. Gouache on "sandpaper" ground. One of two pictures from the same hand in our collection, this idealized view expresses the Romantic sentiment found in views of the Rhine, which were quite popular in America at that time. The inclusion of a ruined castle, for atmosphere, and a small figure in a dinghy, for scale, show man and his works confronted with the effects of nature and time (an idea which informed much of the Hudson River school). The muted palette is typical of the popular "sandpaper" technique in which the painting is done on a panel prepared with marble powder mixed into the gesso. Some of these pictures were based on prints of the time, although no print source has yet been found for this picture. In original gilt frame and glass. Provenance: From a Schenectady estate.

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions - image
8" H X 10.5" W
20.3cm H X 26.7cm W

Overall Dimensions - Frame
12" H X 14.5" W
30.5cm H X 36.8cm W

item name: Bouquet in a Classical Urn

item description: A familiar theme, rendered with sophistication. The urn is meticulously drawn without color, suggesting that it is silver rather than porcelain or marble. The bouquet contains seven species in a balanced arrangement reflecting the neoclassical taste of the mid-nineteenth century.in the original frame, with original back and glass. The picture has been opened recently. The glass was cleaned and an acid-free buffer inserted for protection. The frame was then re-closed with the original back and nails.provenance: Western Massachussetts

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions - Image
11.75" H X 9.75" W
29.8cm H X 24.8cm W

Overall Dimensions - Frame
15" H X 13" W
38.1cm H X 33cm W