Live Auction 16084American Art
James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894)
Lot 80

James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894)

Three Schooner Yachts Racing in a Squall

Closed22 May 2018

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USD 50,000

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James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894)
Three Schooner Yachts Racing in a Squall
signed 'J E Buttersworth' (lower right)
oil on panel
8 ¾ x 12 1/8 in. (22.2 x 30.8 cm.)

Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York.
Private collection, acquired from the above.
By descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

The yacht in the center foreground of the present work is possibly Ambassadress, owned by the Astor family.