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Winslow Homer (1836-1910)
Lot 98

Winslow Homer (1836-1910)

David Pharoah, The Last of the Montauks

Closed22 May 2014

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Winslow Homer (1836-1910)
David Pharoah, The Last of the Montauks
signed and dated 'Winslow Homer/East Hampton/July 21st 1874' (lower right)
watercolor, gouache and charcoal on paper
11½ x 10 in. (29.2 x 25.4 cm.)

Elizabeth T. Agnew, New York, by 1930.
Harry W. Forbes, New York, acquired from the above.
Private collection, by descent.
[With]Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 2006.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Specialist note

The Pharoah clan was the ruling family of the Montauk tribe on Long Island. David Pharoah (1835-1878) was elected chief in 1870 and famously fought for the tribe's rights to land and schooling in the state and federal courts. His ability to effectively serve as both religious and political leader to his people must have impressed Winslow Homer on his visit to Montauk in 1874, inspiring him to create the present work.