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Pride of Place: Works from the Estate of Sydney F. Martin
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- Sale 5842
Live
| Philadelphia
Jun 4 | 8:00 AM EDT
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 5842
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$3,000 – $5,000
Exhibited
"So Bravely and So Well: The Life and Art of William T. Trego," James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, June 3-October 2, 2011.
Literature
William T. Trego Catalogue Raisonné, James A. Michener Art Museum (accessed online at https://www.michenerartmuseum.org/catalogue/trego/, illustrated).
Note
The present Lot serves as a preparatory study for Battery - Halt! of 1885, an imaginary work not linked to any specific battle where this same group of cavaliers can be seen on the left-hand side of the painting. According to Trego's leading expert, Joseph Eckardt, it is the largest and most detailed of all the known preparatory sketches that remain by Trego. The level of detail with which the horses are painted, as opposed to the relatively quick-sketched faces of the soldiers, is unusual, and is a particular trait that can be seen in the final work as well.
Provenance
Collection of Harry O. Eichleay, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
By descent to his daughter, Helen E. Siegwarth.
Acquired directy from the above in 1971.
The Mellon Bank Corporate Collection, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Acquired from the above in 2006.
Private Collection, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Acquired directly from the above in 2007.
Collection of Sydney F. and Sharon Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
The Estate of Sydney F. Martin.
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