Live Auction 20917From Peale to Peto: American Masters from the Pollack Collection
JOHN F. FRANCIS (1808-1886)
Lot 207

JOHN F. FRANCIS (1808-1886)

Strawberries and Cream

Closed19 January 2023

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JOHN F. FRANCIS (1808-1886)
Strawberries and Cream
signed and dated 'J.F. Francis/Pt 1854.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 1/2 x 24 in. (52.1 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1854.

Richard Mills, Connecticut.
Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, by 1973.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York.
Reader's Digest, New York, acquired from the above, 1979.
Sotheby's, New York, 18 May 2005, lot 122, sold by the above.
Acquired by the late owner from the above.

Specialist note

Born in Philadelphia in 1808, John F. Francis’ portraiture was widely celebrated by his contemporaries, though he is presently renowned for the still lifes that he created in his later career. Within the still-life genre, Francis specialized in tabletop settings that included balanced arrangements of elegant ceramics and glassware alongside bountiful feasts. His work is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. as well as the Art Institute of Chicago.