Lot 200: Daniel Huntington 1816-1906 Portrait of William Cullen Bryant 1794-1878 seated holding a book with a beautiful sun setting…

Daniel Huntington 1816-1906 Portrait of William Cullen Bryant 1794-1878 seated holding a book with a beautiful sun setting mountainous landscape in the background. oil on canvas painted in 1903 signed and dated lower right D. Huntington / 1903 50 x 40 late 19th century frame, frame wd. 6 1/2 in. William Cullen Bryant was a lawyer, an American Romantic Poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post 1829 until his death in 1878. Provenance: The Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, New York Property from Credit Suisse’s Americana Collection Literature: Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, Catalogue of Portraits in the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York New York, 1924 p. 57, no. 184.

Starting Bid: $1500

Estimate: $3000- $5000

Auction Date: November 7, 2015

Realized Price: $14400.00