Important American Folk Art from the Ralph and Susanne Katz Collection (Sotheby’s)
The Ralph and Susanne Katz folk art collection is comprised of outstanding examples of 19thcentury American portrait and landscape paintings. The collection includes seven paintings by the celebrated marine and landscape artist Thomas Chambers (1808 – 1869), five paintings by Vermont artist James Hope (1818 – 1892), and five paintings by Ammi Phillips (1788 – 1865). Other artists represented in the collection are William Matthew Prior (1806 – 1873), Sturtevant J. Hamblin (1817 – 1884), John Usher Parsons, The Burpee-Conant Limner, Erastus Salisbury Field (1805-1900), and Martín Ramírez (1895 – 1963).
Image:
Thomas Chambers (1808-1869)
oil on canvas
21 1/2 by 30 1/4 in.
circa 1845
21 1/2 by 30 1/4 in.
circa 1845
Thomas Chambers (1808-1869)
Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 USD
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