Prix actuel 09.09.2025

John Brown

Lot 31024
The First Step, 1862
Oil on canvas

12.5 x 10 in

Lot 31024
The First Step, 1862
Oil on canvas
12,5 x 10,0 in

Estimation: US$ 4.000 - 6.000
€ 3.400 - 5.100
Enchère: 18 Jours

Heritage Auctions

Lieu: Dallas, TX
Enchère: 29.09.2025
Numéro d’enchère: 17226
Nom d’enchère: American Art Within Reach Showcase Auction

Détails du Lot
John George Brown (American, 1831-1913) The First Step, 1862 Oil on canvas 12-1/2 x 10 inches (31.8 x 25.4 cm) Signed and dated lower left: JG Brown / 1862 PROVENANCE: (Possibly) Thomas Kensett, Buffalo, New York; Private collection, Long Island, New York; Private collection, Maryland. EXHIBITED: (Possibly) Baltimore Sanitary Fair (Maryland State Fair), April 18-May 2, 1864. We are grateful to Martha Hoppin, author of The World of J.G. Brown, for her cataloguing assistance. HID12401132022 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
(Possibly) Baltimore Sanitary Fair (Maryland State Fair), April 18-May 2, 1864.
(Possibly) Thomas Kensett, Buffalo, New York; Private collection, Long Island, New York; Private collection, Maryland.
Unlined canvas. Hairline craquelure visible in the figure's dress at left. Two tiny flecks of loss in the extreme lower right corner. Faint stretcher bar lines visible. Minor abrasions along the extreme edges, not visible in current framing. Framed Dimensions 16 X 13.5 Inches
Lot Details
John George Brown (American, 1831-1913) The First Step, 1862 Oil on canvas 12-1/2 x 10 inches (31.8 x 25.4 cm) Signed and dated lower left: JG Brown / 1862 PROVENANCE: (Possibly) Thomas Kensett, Buffalo, New York; Private collection, Long Island, New York; Private collection, Maryland. EXHIBITED: (Possibly) Baltimore Sanitary Fair (Maryland State Fair), April 18-May 2, 1864. We are grateful to Martha Hoppin, author of The World of J.G. Brown, for her cataloguing assistance. HID12401132022 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
(Possibly) Baltimore Sanitary Fair (Maryland State Fair), April 18-May 2, 1864.
(Possibly) Thomas Kensett, Buffalo, New York; Private collection, Long Island, New York; Private collection, Maryland.
Unlined canvas. Hairline craquelure visible in the figure's dress at left. Two tiny flecks of loss in the extreme lower right corner. Faint stretcher bar lines visible. Minor abrasions along the extreme edges, not visible in current framing. Framed Dimensions 16 X 13.5 Inches
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