Lot 320: Thomas Waterman Wood 1823-1903 after 1879 painting by Daniel Huntington Portrait of General John Adams Dix 1798-1879

Thomas Waterman Wood 1823-1903 after 1879 painting by Daniel Huntington Portrait of General John Adams Dix 1798-1879 seated reading a paper oil on canvas, painted in 1899 signed lower right: After D. Huntington 1879 By T. W. Wood 1899 Plaque: John A. Dix, an honorary member of the Chamber of Commerce 1861-1879 50 x 40 In American Dinan Gilder Looking Glass and Picture Frames NY, frame wd. 6 1/2 in. American frame, circa 1860’s Dix was a Union Major General during the Civil War, Secretary of State of New York 1833-1839, a Member of the New York State Assembly 1842, United States Senator from New York 1845-1849, President of the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad 1853, Postmaster of the City of New York 1860-1861, United States Secretary of the Treasury 1861-1861, President of the Union Pacific 1863-1868, United States Minister to France 1866-1869, President of the Erie Railroad 1872, and Governor of New York 1873-1874. 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. 26, no. 63.

Starting Bid: $1000

Estimate: $2000- $4000

Auction Date: November 7, 2015

Realized Price: $2880.00