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Pride of Place: Works from the Estate of Sydney F. Martin
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- Sale 5842
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Jun 4 | 8:00 AM EDT
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| Philadelphia
Sale 5842
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| Philadelphia
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Estimate$2,000 – $3,000
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 work appears to be a focused study of the main group of three figures featured at the center of The Rescue of the Colors. Two of the men are shown charging to the right, towards the advancing Confederates, while the soldier closest to the viewer is dramatically convulsing from the blow he just received. For action scenes such as this one, Trego usually used live models strapped in harnesses lifted up in the air, or would have them pose on a barrel hanging from the ceiling of his studio through chains, at the rate of one dollar a day.
Provenance
Collection of Steve Barth, Pennsylvania.
Acquired directly from the above.
Collection of Sydney F. and Sharon Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
The Estate of Sydney F. Martin.
