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THBEarly George Washington Portrait, poss. James Peale, ex-Dudensing
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4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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LiveJul 12, 2025
Live Auction at our Knoxville Gallery featuring 1,175 lots from fine Southern estates and private and museum collections. Sale begins Sat. July 12 at 9 AM with lots #1-753 and continues Sun. July 13 at 1 PM with lots #754-1175 (scroll down for separate catalog). Estates represented include Ervin and Jane Entrekin, Nashville; Walter and Dr. Mary Schatz, Nashville; Dr. Lawrence Wolfe, Nashville; John Z. C. Thomas, Knoxville; Florence F. Johnston, Knoxville; plus deaccessioned objects from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, the Arkansas Museum of Art, and the Hunter Museum of Art. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
Oil on paper mounted to panel portrait of President George Washington, manner of James Peale, Sr. (Maryland/Pennsylvania, 1749-1831). Washington appears in bust-length, three-quarters view and wears a powdered wig, black coat, and white cravat. 19th c. or earlier. Unsigned. With label en verso inscribed "Property of / Frank Dudensing / James Peale / FD 114 - 7 x 6", plus additional inventory label with Peale attribution. Housed under glass in a painted wooden frame with gilt fillet. Sight: 6 in. H x 5 in. W. Frame: 13 3/4 in. H x 11 3/4 in. W. Note: Art dealer Frank Dudensing (New York, d. 1940) was the father of the noted gallerist F. Valentine Dudensing, operator of the modernist Valentine Gallery. According to the Valentine Gallery, Frank's father, Richard Dudensing, "emigrated from Germany and was a successful printer and engraver in New York, while [his son Frank] opened the art gallery Richard Dudensing & Son in 1903." (Source: Valentine Gallery)
Condition
Overall very good condition. With minor, scattered retouching throughout, especially to face and background, largest area to background above sitter's left shoulder, 1 1/4 in x 1/2 in. Repaired tear with retouch to background, upper left corner, 1 1/4 in L. See UV photography. Frame with minor abrasions and losses.
- Provenance
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation.
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