Daniel Huntington (American, 1816-1906) Coast, Near Newport, R.I.

Description:

Daniel Huntington (American, 1816-1906)

Coast, Near Newport, R.I.
Unsigned, identified on a label affixed to the backing along with a fragment
of a museum collection label.
Oil on canvas, 29 x 36 in. (73.6 x 91.4 cm),framed.
Condition: Retouch, craquelure, and minor frame abrasions.

Provenance: Ex-collection of John T. Levis, Kentucky, through to a private Rhode Island collection.

Exhibitions: Paintings by Daniel Huntington, N.A., 1850, American Art-Union, New York, #118.

N.B. The promontory in the distance is probably Horsehead, in Jamestown, Rhode Island.
Estimate $10,000-15,000

The work is lined. The retouch is extensive to the sky. There is also retouch to much of the craquelure throughtout the composition.

Location: Horse Head, Jamestown, R.I.

Catalouge entry: No. 118 "The sun setting red in a storm-cloud --the sea wild, and a boat putting out to a wreck faintly seen in the distance."


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