Live Auction 2238819th Century American & Western Art
WILLIAM KEITH (1838-1911)
Lot 249

WILLIAM KEITH (1838-1911)

Mount Hood

Closed18 January 2024

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WILLIAM KEITH (1838-1911)
Mount Hood
signed 'W. Keith' (lower right)
oil on canvas
13 x 24 in. (33 x 61 cm.)

Willoughby-Toschi Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco, California.
Private collection, Sun Valley, Idaho, acquired from the above, 1973.
By descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

In 1868, William Keith was hired by the Oregon Navigation and Railroad company to paint the scenery of the Pacific Northwest. In July of 1868, the artist climbed Mount Hood and spent the next year painting scenes from his travels.