Live Auction 12165American Art
James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894)
Lot 44 Distinguished American Art from a New York Private Collection

James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894)

Running for the Finish: Sloops Racing

Closed22 November 2016

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James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894)
Running for the Finish: Sloops Racing
signed 'J E Buttersworth' (lower right)
oil on canvas
12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)

Quester Gallery, Stonington, Connecticut.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Specialist note

The present work depicts a paddle steamer of the the U.S. Mail Steamship Company, possibly the S.S. Central America, outward bound in lower New York harbor.