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American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
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- Sale 1226
Live
| Cincinnati
Oct 4 | 10:00 AM EDT
Live
| Cincinnati
Sale 1226
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$800 – $1,200
In 1839, Mormons settled in this part of Illinois, which their leader and prophet, Joseph Smith (1805-1844), renamed the Nauvoo, the Hebrew word for “Beautiful Place.” The settlement subsequently grew as a Mormon community of as many as 20,000 residents, and a commensurate building boom, of both residential and commercial structures, took place during the 1840s. One of the preexisting homes in the community, a two-story log cabin, became the residence of Joseph Smith and his family, and a similar homestead is visible in the painting offered here in the upper right corner. Also of iconographical interest is the large building at center, likely representative of Nauvoo House, a boarding house built by Smith in the 1840s to lodge Mormons who came to the area on pilgrimage.
Framed: 31 1/2 x 40 inches.
In overall stable condition, with moderate deposits of dust, spotting, and grime to surface. Canvas has been relined, and duct tape has been applied to all edges of canvas. Repaired vertical tear to lower right near signature, visible from both recto and verso.
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Leah Vogelpohl
AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts
Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.
