Live Auction 16084American Art
Elisha J. Taylor Baker (1827-1890)
Lot 78

Elisha J. Taylor Baker (1827-1890)

Sunrise from Chapman Dock and Old Brooklyn Navy Yard, East River, New York

Closed22 May 2018

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USD 50,000

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Elisha J. Taylor Baker (1827-1890)
Sunrise from Chapman Dock and Old Brooklyn Navy Yard, East River, New York
signed 'E.T Baker' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 ¼ x 50 ¼ in. (76.8 x 127.6 cm.)

J.A. Peter Strossburger, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.
Estate of the above.
Private collection, Darien, Connecticut.
Christie's, New York, 30 November 1995, lot 16, sold by the above.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Specialist note

Born in New York in 1827, Elisha Taylor Baker spent his early years working in Connecticut whaling ports before deciding to pursue a career as an artist. In 1868, Baker established his first studio in New York and began travelling throughout New England, gleaning inspiration from the area's natural beauty. His luminous marine seascapes are included in the collections of prominent institutions, such as the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Connecticut, and the Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, Connecticut.