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Sunflower,

August 1857

Jervis McEntee, 1828–1891; born and died Rondout, New York
2025-250

Information

Title
Sunflower
Dates

August 1857

Maker
Jervis McEntee
Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
43.7 × 30.6 cm (17 3/16 × 12 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David Dufour
Object Number
2025-250
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, likely near Rondout

Signatures
Unsigned
Inscription
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: Sunflower / Aug 1857 Inscribed on verso in graphite, at top: APG2174e. Stamped on verso in grey ink: The Lockwood de Forest / Collection of Drawings / by Jervis McEntee / Hirschl and Adler Galleries ; stamped again on back of frame backing board, along with Hirschl & Adler sticker with address and: ARTIST: JERVIS MCENTEE / NUMBER: APG 2174e / TITLE: Sunflower / MEDIUM: pencil / SIZE: 15 7/8 x 11 3/8 sight / date: August 1857.
Culture
American
Type
drawings, sketches
Subject
flowers, sunflowers

Lockwood de Forest (1850–1932); to his wife Meta Kemble de Forest (1852–1933) and by descent through the family; to [Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1974]; purchased by Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. (1938–), 1976; [Skinner Auctions, Marlborough, MA, “Discovery Interiors” sale July 15–23, 2020, lot 1200]; purchased by Mark Brock, Concord, Massachusetts; purchased by David Dufour, New York, 2025; gifted to the Princeton University Art Museum.

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