Southern Estates and Various Owners including Old Master, Maritime and Contemporary Works
Sun, Oct 11, 2020 02:00PM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 8
5565057: John E. Thompson (NY/CO,1882-1945), Briscoe's Barn, Oil on Canvas E9VDL
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800
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| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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Description
Property of Thomasville Center for the Arts, Thomasville, GA
John E. Thompson (NY/CO,1882-1945), Briscoe's Barn, Oil on Canvas, signed mid left bottom, depicting a field, barn and trees. Frame Size: 36 in. x 41 7/8 in. in.
Provenance according to its accession information: Saks Gallery, Denver, Colorado, Exhibited in the 1939 Worlds Fair.
John Edward Thompson, painter and teacher, was born in Buffalo, New York on January 3, 1882. Pupil of the Art Students League of Buffalo; Art Students League of New York; of Laurens, Blanche, Cottet and Tudor-Hart in Paris. Thompson was a member of the Denver Art Group and the Denver Art Museum. He received the Medal for murals, Denver, 1929, which was represented by Decorations in National Bank Building, Polo Club, St. Martin's Chapel, Art Museum of Denver, Co. Still Life; 'Rubber Plant' Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Thompson served as a Professor of Art at the University of Denver.