Winslow Homer
Breaking Wave , 1883 (Dated)
Lot #217 |
2026-01-16 |
Sotheby's, New York
Art of the Americas
Category:
Works on Paper
Estimate:
USD 50,000 - 70,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N12049
Auction name: Art of the Americas
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2026-01-16
End date: 2026-01-24
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 19th Century Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 13 ⅜ by 20 in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
34
Width In Centimeters:
50.8
Height In Inches:
13.375
Width In Inches:
20
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Year notes: Dated in 1883.
Provenance
Reichard & Co., New York Mr. and Mrs. Hector W. Thomas, Croton-on-Hudson, New York (acquired from the above circa 1896) Philip G. Bartlett, New York (acquired by descent from the above by 1947) Lysbet Lefferts Bartlett, New York (acquired by descent from the above after 1963) Phyllis Bartlett, New York (acquired by descent from the above circa 2002) Sunne Savage Gallery, Winchester, Massachusetts Acquired from the above in March 2012 by the present owner
Exhibited
Maine, Portland Museum of Art, Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine , 2012
Literature
Lloyd Goodrich and Abigail Booth Gerdts, Record of Works by Winslow Homer: 1883-1889 , vol.IV.2, New York, 2012, no. 1209, p. 262, illustrated
Catalog summary
Property from the Collection of Ambassador J. William Middendorf II, Rhode Island Winslow Homer 1836 - 1910 Breaking Wave signed Winslow Homer and dated 1883 (lower left) watercolor and gouache on paper 13 ⅜ by 20 in. 34 by 50.8 cm. Executed in 1883. Provenance Reichard & Co., New York Mr. and Mrs. Hector W. Thomas, Croton-on-Hudson, New York (acquired from the above circa 1896) Philip G. Bartlett, New York (acquired by descent from the above by 1947) Lysbet Lefferts Bartlett, New York (acquired by descent from the above after 1963) Phyllis Bartlett, New York (acquired by descent from the above circa 2002) Sunne Savage Gallery, Winchester, Massachusetts Acquired from the above in March 2012 by the present owner Exhibited Maine, Portland Museum of Art, Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine , 2012 Literature Lloyd Goodrich and Abigail Booth Gerdts, Record of Works by Winslow Homer: 1883-1889 , vol.IV.2, New York, 2012, no. 1209, p. 262, illustrated