Live Auction 2142Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
John George Brown (1831-1913)
Lot 138

John George Brown (1831-1913)

A Longshoreman

Closed5 March 2009

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USD 18,750

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John George Brown (1831-1913)
A Longshoreman
signed 'J.G. Brown N.A.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm.)

The artist.
Thomas B. Clark, acquired from the above, 1892 (possibly).
A. Steckler, acquired from the above, 1899 (possibly).
Sale: Plaza Art Galleries, Inc., New York, n.d.
Private collection.
By descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

This painting likely relates to the large-scale work by the artist, The Longshoremen's Noon (1879, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.).