John Brewster Jr.
Pair Of Portraits: Junia Loretta Bartlett And Levi Stevens Bartlett Of Kingston, New Hampshire
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Triumphant Grace: Important Americana from the Collection of Barbara and Arun Singh, Lot 1037
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2020
Triumphant Grace: Important Americana from the Collection of Barbara and Arun Singh, Lot 1037
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2020
Estimate: 50.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 106.250 USD
Price realised: 106.250 USD
Description
JOHN BREWSTER JR.
(1766-1854)
PAIR OF PORTRAITS: JUNIA LORETTA BARTLETT AND LEVI STEVENS BARTLETT OF KINGSTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
oil on canvas
May 28, 1821
Each 24 ¾ by 21 in.
The paintings are both signed and dated on the top stretcher in pencil, respectively John Brewster Jr. pinxt. May 28 1821/11 years old and Painted May 16 1821/9 years 5 months 14 days old/JB. Jr. and on the side stretcher in a later hand. They are further inscribed in pencil on the side stretcher in another hand respectively Junia Loretta Bartlett, who married F.O.J. Smith, Portland Maine and Painted by John Brewster Jr. 1821. Both retain old jel
Descended to a great-granddaughter of Levi and Abigail Bartlett, Mrs. Lottie M. Goodrich (nee Bartlett) of Epping, New Hampshire; | Portrait of Junia: | James Wilcoxen, Henniker, New Hampshire; | Sotheby's New York, The Bertram K. Little and Nina Fletcher Little Collection, January 29, 1994, sale 6526, lot 129. | Portrait of Levi: | Sotheby's New York, The Bertram K. Little and Nina Fletcher Little Collection, January 29, 1994, sale 6526, lot 128
(1766-1854)
PAIR OF PORTRAITS: JUNIA LORETTA BARTLETT AND LEVI STEVENS BARTLETT OF KINGSTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
oil on canvas
May 28, 1821
Each 24 ¾ by 21 in.
The paintings are both signed and dated on the top stretcher in pencil, respectively John Brewster Jr. pinxt. May 28 1821/11 years old and Painted May 16 1821/9 years 5 months 14 days old/JB. Jr. and on the side stretcher in a later hand. They are further inscribed in pencil on the side stretcher in another hand respectively Junia Loretta Bartlett, who married F.O.J. Smith, Portland Maine and Painted by John Brewster Jr. 1821. Both retain old jel
Descended to a great-granddaughter of Levi and Abigail Bartlett, Mrs. Lottie M. Goodrich (nee Bartlett) of Epping, New Hampshire; | Portrait of Junia: | James Wilcoxen, Henniker, New Hampshire; | Sotheby's New York, The Bertram K. Little and Nina Fletcher Little Collection, January 29, 1994, sale 6526, lot 129. | Portrait of Levi: | Sotheby's New York, The Bertram K. Little and Nina Fletcher Little Collection, January 29, 1994, sale 6526, lot 128
A top price for John Brewster Jr.
The work Pair Of Portraits: Junia Loretta Bartlett And Levi Stevens Bartlett Of Kingston, New Hampshire by John Brewster Jr. was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in January 2020. It achieved a price of USD 106,250.00 (€ 95,781.12), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 33%. With this result, Pair Of Portraits: Junia Loretta Bartlett And Levi Stevens Bartlett Of Kingston, New Hampshire is even the most expensive work of art by John Brewster Jr. that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Brewster Jr.
Die Arbeit Pair Of Portraits: Junia Loretta Bartlett And Levi Stevens Bartlett Of Kingston, New Hampshire von John Brewster Jr. kam im Januar 2020 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 106.250,00 (€ 95.781,12) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 33%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Pair Of Portraits: Junia Loretta Bartlett And Levi Stevens Bartlett Of Kingston, New Hampshire sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von John Brewster Jr., das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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