03-09-200103-09-2001
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2054
March 9, 2001 10:00 AMCalender
271

Attributed to Robert Salmon (Anglo/American, 1775-c. 1842/44)

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$19,550$17,000
Auction: Sale #2054 - 2054Location: BoltonDate / Time: March 09, 2001 10:00AM

Description:

Attributed to Robert Salmon (Anglo/American, 1775-c. 1842/44) Fire Scene by Moonlight/A Boston View Unsigned, identified on label from the Kennedy Galleries, New York, on the reverse. Oil on panel, 12 1/2 x 10 in. (31.8 x 25.4 cm),framed. Condition: Partial split to panel (stabilized with splats),scattered retouch, fine craquelure. N.B. Salmon painted a number of Boston fire subjects beginning in 1830 including fires in the South End, Broad Street, and his famous view of the Old State House on fire.
Estimate $8,000-12,000

Keywords

Robert Salmon, United States, Broad Street, Old State House