Description:
James Bard (American, 1815-1897)
Portrait of the Sidewheeler Steamboat NEVERSINK. Signed and dated "Drawn by. Painted By. J. Bard. NY 1866." l.r. Oil on canvas, 30 1/2 x 50 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Minor scattered retouch primarily to background sky, u.l., and l.l. edges, stable craquelure.
Literature: See The Bard Brothers: Painting America Under Steam and Sail (New York: Mariner's Museum in collaboration with Anthony J. Peluso, Jr., Harry M. Abrams Inc.),1997. This painting is listed among the known works of James and John Bard, p. 169.
Estimate $50,000-75,000
The painting is lined, apparently on its original stretcher. There are scattered small spots of retouch throughout the sky, and a few small spots in the water. There are a few small areas of retouch at the extreme edges of the painting, likely to address previous frame abrasion. There is stable craquelure throughout.
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