03-22-200203-23-2002
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2129Boston
March 22, 2002 04:00 PMCalender
275

James Hope (American, 1818-1892) Forest Glen

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$17,625$15,000
Auction: Sale #2129 - 2129Location: BostonDate / Time: March 22, 2002 4:00PM

Description:

James Hope (American, 1818-1892)

Forest Glen
Signed "J.Hope A.N.A" l.l.
Oil on canvas, 40 x 51 in. (101.7 x 129.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, retouched, craquelure.

N.B. The lot is accompanied by a handwritten letter from Hope to "Dearest," dated April 20, 1867, which references Forest Glen. Hope writes "(he is) going to send (his) 'Forest Glen' to Chicago, for exhibition in the Crosby Art Gallery" and explains the favorable terms the gallery offered him to procure the piece. The lot also includes The Hope Paintings, by Larry Freeman, 1961, where the piece is referenced and reproduced on pages 78, 79, and 89. While on exhibit, the New York Times hailed Forest Glen as "one of the chef d'oeuvres of American art."
Estimate $15,000-20,000

Keywords

James Hope, Forest Glen, Chicago, Crosby Art Gallery, Larry Freeman, the New York Times, chef