William Aiken Walker
Choppin' the Patch , 1835 (Executed)
Lot #1184 |
2025-05-30 |
Brunk Auctions, Asheville
American & Southern | May 30, 2025
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 40,000 - 60,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Brunk Auctions
Auction number: 17404
Auction name: American & Southern | May 30, 2025
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: Asheville
Start date: 2025-05-30
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: American Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 12 x 20-1/4 in.; modern giltwood frame, 17-1/2 x 25-1/2 x 2 in
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
30.48
Width In Centimeters:
50.8
Height In Inches:
12
Width In Inches:
20
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Year notes: Executed in 1835-1921.
Provenance
Subsequent to the exhibition at the LSM it was sold by the noted antiquarian Don Didier of New Orleans to a prominent private collector in El Dorado, AR. It has been in their collection since 1973.
Exhibited
The World of William Aiken Walker, Louisiana State Museum, Presbytere, New Orleans, LA, Dec. 1972-Jan. 1973.
Literature
William Aiken Walker: Southern Genre Painter by August Trovaioli and Roulhac Toledano was published in 1972 by LSU Press.