Live Auction 14314American Art
James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894)
Lot 85 Property from the Collection of Chauncey D. Stillman sold to benefit the Wethersfield Foundation

James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894)

Racing off Sandy Hook

Closed23 May 2017

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James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894)
Racing off Sandy Hook
signed 'J.E. Buttersworth' (lower right)
oil on canvas
12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm.)

Acquired by the late owner by 1957.

Specialist note

Racing off Sandy Hook depicts the schooner yacht Columbia racing. The yacht, which had a 98 foot waterline, was built by J. Van Dusen for Franklin Osgood and later owned by Lester Wallack. In 1871, Columbia defended the America's Cup against Livonia in a race, which this work possibly depicts.