As of Sep 09, 2024

Thomas Birch

Lot 35003
Pulling to Shore, 1850
Oil on canvas

29,0 x 36,0 in (73.7 x 91.4 cm)

Lot 35003
Pulling to Shore, 1850
Oil on canvas
29,0 x 36,0 in (73.7 x 91.4 cm)

Estimate: US$ 7,000 - 10,000
€ 6,300 - 9,000
Auction: 6 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX
Auction: Sep 27, 2024
Auction number: 17205
Auction name: American Art Within Reach Showcase Auction

Lot Details
Thomas Birch (American, 1779-1851) Pulling to Shore, 1850 Oil on canvas 29 x 36 inches (73.7 x 91.4 cm) Signed and dated lower left: J. Birch / 1850 PROVENANCE: Brown Bros. Auction, Buckingham, Pennsylvania, December 31, 2022, lot 501; Private collection, Newtown, Pennsylvania, acquired from the above. EXHIBITED: (Possibly) American Art Union, New York, December 20, 1850, no. 226. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
(possibly)American Art Union, New York, December 20, 1850, no. 226 (attached frame plate).
Brown Bros. Auction, Buckingham, Pennsylvania, December 31, 2022, lot 501; Private collection, Newtown, Pennsylvania, acquired from the above.
Lined canvas. Taped along the tacking edges. Under UV exam, two spots of inpaint approx 2-inches wide each in the upper right quadrant sky. Small 2 inch spot of inpaint in the crashing wave right of the figures. Minor scattered spots of inpaint along the extreme edges of the canvas. scattered craquelure throughout. Discolored varnish. Framed Dimensions 32.5 X 39.5 Inches
Lot Details
Thomas Birch (American, 1779-1851) Pulling to Shore, 1850 Oil on canvas 29 x 36 inches (73.7 x 91.4 cm) Signed and dated lower left: J. Birch / 1850 PROVENANCE: Brown Bros. Auction, Buckingham, Pennsylvania, December 31, 2022, lot 501; Private collection, Newtown, Pennsylvania, acquired from the above. EXHIBITED: (Possibly) American Art Union, New York, December 20, 1850, no. 226. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
(possibly)American Art Union, New York, December 20, 1850, no. 226 (attached frame plate).
Brown Bros. Auction, Buckingham, Pennsylvania, December 31, 2022, lot 501; Private collection, Newtown, Pennsylvania, acquired from the above.
Lined canvas. Taped along the tacking edges. Under UV exam, two spots of inpaint approx 2-inches wide each in the upper right quadrant sky. Small 2 inch spot of inpaint in the crashing wave right of the figures. Minor scattered spots of inpaint along the extreme edges of the canvas. scattered craquelure throughout. Discolored varnish. Framed Dimensions 32.5 X 39.5 Inches
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