CHARLES BIRD KING (1785-1862)
Apples, Pears, Plums and Grapes
oil on canvas
25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1815-25.
CHARLES BIRD KING (1785-1862)
Apples, Pears, Plums and Grapes
oil on canvas
25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1815-25.
(Probably) Redwood Library, Newport, Rhode Island, 1861. Private collection, Rochester, New York. Christie's, New York, 25 May 1989, lot 28, sold by the above. Acquired by the present owner from the above.
(Probably) Catalogue of Pictures, Statuary, &C., Belonging to the Redwood Library, Newport, Rhode Island, September 1, 1885, p. 9, no. 162 (as Fruit piece; apples, pears and grapes). (Probably) A.F. Cosentino, The Paintings of Charles Bird King, 1785-1862, Washington, D.C., 1977, p. 186, no. 485.
A copy of a letter from Andrew F. Cosentino discussing this painting accompanies the lot.
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