02-24-200102-24-2001
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2052
February 24, 2001 10:00 AMCalender
374

American School

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$2,875$2,500
Auction: Sale #2052 - 2052Location: BoltonDate / Time: February 24, 2001 10:00AM

Description:

American School, 19th/20th Century Scene of American Wilderness with Native American Figures. Inscribed "Painted and presented to Lena S. Caldwell by I.C. Bumpus" on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 36 x 53 1/2 in., in a gilt gesso frame. Condition: Repaired, retouched. N.B. The inscription may refer to the character Natty Bumppo, also known as Hawkeye, who is featured in the so-called LEATHER STOCKING TALES. This scene may be drawn from the early part of THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, when Hawkeye, Uncas, Cora, and Alice camp near a waterfall.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

Keywords

American School, Lena S. Caldwell, Alice camp, THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS