Asahel L. Powers Sold at Auction Prices

Attributed to Asahel Powers (American, 1813-1843)

Attributed to Asahel Powers (American, 1813-1843) Portrait of a Boy with a Cat oil on canvas unsigned 25 3/4 x 19 1/2 inches. This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Asahel Powers (VT 1813-1843) Portrait of a Gentleman

19th c oil on panel portrait of a gentleman attributed to Asahel Powers ( Vermont 1813-1843) 22 x 18"

Pair of Portraits signed "A.L. Powers 1838" on Reverse, Ashel Lynde Powers, Vermont (1813-1854)

Pair of Portraits signed "A.L. Powers 1838" on Reverse, Ashel Lynde Powers, Vermont (1813-1854) Oil on canvas paintings of Jebediah and Mindwell (Hoskins) Buffan (married in 1830), 30" x 25", unframed on white wood stretchers, crackle with the right edge of her canvas coming loose from the stretcher, as found condition, comes with a picture of them later in life and a family listing their marriage in 1830 from ancestry.com.

Asahel Lynde Powers, Vermont, Illinois (1813-1843)

Asahel Lynde Powers, Vermont, Illinois (1813-1843). Pair of oil on canvas portraits of Lucius and daughter Mary Plumb of Middlebury(Weybridge) Vermont, each one signed on the back " painted by AL Powers 1839", 29 1/4" X 48 1/2", 20thC gold frames. Descended in the Plumb family until sold by us.

Asahel Powers (Vermont/Illinois 1813-1843)

Asahel Powers (Vermont/Illinois 1813-1843), portrait of little girl in rocking chair, oil on canvas, label verso "Washburn Gallery/41 East 57th Street/New York N.Y. 1002...". Work 32 1/2" x 26 1/2".

ASAHEL LYNDE POWERS, American, 1813-1843, Pair of wedding portraits of Colonel Butterfield and his wife, Oil on canvas, 20" x 19.25"...

ASAHEL LYNDE POWERS American, 1813-1843 Pair of wedding portraits of Colonel Butterfield and his wife Octavia. The Colonel wears the uniform of the 26th Regiment of the Vermont Militia. One dated 1836 verso. Provenance: Eldred's November 2007, Lot #1043. The former owner was informed by the Butterfields' great-great-granddaughter of a letter she received from the Springfield Historical Society. The granddaughter had read a story about the Society loaning their Powers painting to the exhibit of the Rockefeller Folk Art Collection in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1973. This prompted her to bring her family's portraits to their attention. Mrs. Fred Herrick of the Historical Society replied: "This is very exciting because the people who have done research on this subject and the woman, Nina Little, who is writing a book on Powers, has come to the conclusion that all of Powers' work is accounted for except three". It appears these are two of the three missing portraits. Oil on canvas, 20" x 19.25". Wax relining. Framed.

Asahel L. Powers (1813 - 1843)

Asahel L. Powers (1813 - 1843)

Asahel Lynde Powers (American, 1813-1843)

Girl in Painted Rocking Chair Circa 1835 Oil on canvas 33 ¾ x 26 inches Provenance: Washburn Gallery, New York Estimate: $4,000 - $8,000 James (1912-1999) and Kathryn Abbe shared a passion for photography, each with well-established careers in the profession, as well as a love for art and antiques. They liked the juxtaposition of one object with another and the myriad effects of light. Each had a great eye that came in handy when they worked as a team. James Abbe was a well-known dealer in folk art and other quality Americana for many years and was known for his excellent taste. Kathryn, an identical twin and the author of several wonderful books, has lived a storied life as a photographer.

Asahel Lynde Powers (American, 1813-1843) Portrait of a Boy Studying Geometry. Signed and dated on the reverse "A.L. Powers Painted Oct

Asahel Lynde Powers (American, 1813-1843) Portrait of a Boy Studying Geometry. Signed and dated on the reverse "A.L. Powers Painted Oct : 1839," with three small sketches of two heads in profile and a rose also appearing on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in., in a later frame. Condition: Good, small old tear u.r., minor retouch to hair. Literature: This portrait is illustrated in Antiques Magazine, November, 1973, in an article titled "Asahel Powers, painter of Vermont faces," by Nina Fletcher Little, p. 850; written in accordance with the exhibition of Powers's work at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection in Williamsburg, Virginia, which took place in late 1973. Note: Asahel Powers was born on February 28, 1813, in Springfield, Vermont, and began his career as a portrait artist by the time he turned 18. His early works were done on wood panels, later changing to canvas as he traveled farther west. In his early works he used heavy gray shadowing, strong outlines, and boldly painted clothing with detailed accessories. He left New York some time after 1841 to join his parents who settled in Olney, Illinois, and died there on August 23, 1843.

Asahel Powers (1813 - 1843), attributed A young man in a yellow vest seated at his desk holding a quill pen, a portrait of Abel Fisk Farrar Worcester, Massachusetts (later Rindge, NH), c.1835 Oil on canvas, 34 1/2" x 25 1/2" Provenance: The Bertram

Asahel Powers (1813 - 1843), attributed A young man in a yellow vest seated at his desk holding a quill pen, a portrait of Abel Fisk Farrar Worcester, Massachusetts (later Rindge, NH), c.1835 Oil on canvas, 34 1/2" x 25 1/2" Provenance: The Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little Collection, Sotheby's, January 1994, Lot #102 Literature: Little, Asahel Powers Painter of Vermont Faces, pg 34, fig. 31 Exhibited: Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Asahel Powers (1813-1843), attributed Portrait of a young boy in a black jacket with white collar seated in a blue painted and decorated armchair Probably Vermont, c.1830 Pastel on paper (rare for the artist), 21 1/4" x 16 1/2" sight Provenance:

Asahel Powers (1813-1843), attributed Portrait of a young boy in a black jacket with white collar seated in a blue painted and decorated armchair Probably Vermont, c.1830 Pastel on paper (rare for the artist), 21 1/4" x 16 1/2" sight Provenance: Walters-Benisek; Stephen Score Literature: For related example, see Little, Asahel Powers Painter of Vermont Faces, pgs. 16-17

ASAHEL LYNDE POWERS (1813-1843)

ASAHEL LYNDE POWERS (1813-1843) Portrait of Eliza Ann Farrar the stretcher labeled Eliza Ann Farrar daughter of Jacob and Achsah Fisk Farrar born May 6 1814 painted by Asahel Powers Springfield Vermont circa 1830. She married Isaac M. Barrett on November 10, 1836. oil on canvas 33 x 24¾ in.

Attributed to Asahel Lynde Powers (American, 1813-1843) possibly Vermont or Massachusetts, circa 1836 PORTRAIT OF ALICE ALGERS

Attributed to Asahel Lynde Powers (American, 1813-1843) possibly Vermont or Massachusetts, circa 1836 PORTRAIT OF ALICE ALGERS inscribed "AE. T. 66 yrs." 57 by 26 1/2 in. Provenance: Found in Bridgewater, Massachusetts; Private Collection Other Notes: Powers worked in and around Springfield, Vermont and in northeastern New York state. By the time he was 18, he was a itinerant artist painting in the vicinity of Springfield.

Attributed to Asahel Lynde Powers (American, 1813-1843) Portrait of a Young Gentleman. Unsigned. Oil on poplar panel, c. 1830, 24 x 21

Attributed to Asahel Lynde Powers (American, 1813-1843) Portrait of a Young Gentleman. Unsigned. Oil on poplar panel, c. 1830, 24 x 21 3/4 in., unframed. Condition: Curvature to panel, minor scattered retouch. Note: Asahel Powers was born on February 28, 1813, in Springfield, Vermont, and began his career as a portrait artist by the time he turned 18. His early works were done on wood panels, later changing to canvas as he traveled farther west. In his early works he used heavy gray shadowing, strong outlines, and boldly painted clothing with detailed accessories. He left New York some time after 1841 to join his parents who settled in Olney, Illinois, and died there on August 23, 1843.

ATTRIBUTED TO ASAHEL POWERS (American, 1813-1843) PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN oil on canvas;

ATTRIBUTED TO ASAHEL POWERS (American, 1813-1843) PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN oil on canvas; 27 1/2 x 23 inches

ASAHEL LYNDE POWERS American 1813-1843 Pair

ASAHEL LYNDE POWERS American, 1813-1843 Pair of portraits depicting Daniel Griswold and his daughter Louisa Griswold Field. Daniel was born in 1792 in Springfield, Vermont, and Louisa was born in 1808 and married Abner Field, the first postmaster of North Springfield, Vermont. The portrait of Daniel is signed lower right "Painted by Powers & Rice...1835 Daniel Griswold Tavern Owner No. Springfield". The portrait of Louisa is signed lower right "P.T.D. by Powers & Rice". It is also inscribed on the reverse "Portrait of Louisa Griswold Field painted in her wedding dress". Asahel Lynde Powers was an itinerant portrait painter initially based in Vermont, but travelled extensively from Vermont to Illinois, where he would eventually pass away in 1843. These portraits are typical of Power's early Vermont work in that they are on panels, whereas he switched to canvas later in the 1830s for ease of transport. Note: Little is known of the individual "Rice". It was thought that Powers and Rice knew each other from work in the coach factory, and that Rice may have produced the frames for Powers. See Sotheby's New York, January 20, 2006, Lot #360. Exhibited: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, Williamsburg, VA: "Asahel Powers: Painter of Vermont Faces", October 14-December 3, 1973. Illustrated in the exhibition catalog by Nina Fletcher Little: Asahel Power, Painter of Vermont Faces. Plates 37 & 38, p.38-39 Letter dated 1960 from Thurston Thacher of Thurston & Doris Thacher Antiques, Hyde Park, NY, to Dr. Silverstein, telling him of portraits and primitives he'll have soon, one of them being the portrait of Daniel Griswold. He refers to the painter being in the June 1959 Antiques magazine. A 1975 letter from an Associate Curator of the Rockefeller collection refers to four more signed "Powers and Rice" portraits of Griswold family members, recently found in storage at the Smithsonian's Museum of History and Technology. Oil on panel, each 33" x 26 1/4". Framed.

ASAHEL LYNDE POWERS, American, 1813-1843, Pair of wedding portraits of Colonel Butterfield and his wife, Oil on canvas, 20" x 19¼"....

ASAHEL LYNDE POWERS American, 1813-1843 Pair of wedding portraits of Colonel Butterfield and his wife Octavia. The Colonel wears the uniform of the 26th Regiment of Vermont Militia. One dated 1836 on reverse. Acquired by the current owner from a man on the North Shore resident many years ago. The current owner was informed by the Butterfields' great great granddaughter of a letter she received from the Springfield Historical Society. The granddaughter had read a story about the Society loaning their Powers painting to the exhibit of the Rockefeller Folk Art Collection in Williamsburg, VA in 1973. This prompted her to bring her family's portraits to their attention. Mrs. Fred Herrick of the Historical Society replied: "This is very exciting because the people who have done research on this subject and the woman, Nina Little, who is writing a book on Powers, has come to the conclusion that all of Powers' work is accounted for except three". It appears that these are two of the three missing portraits. Oil on canvas, 20" x 19 1/4". Wax relining. Framed.

ASAHEL LYNDE POWERS, American, 1813-1843, Pair of portraits depicting Daniel Griswold and his daughter, Oil on panel, each 33" x 26¼...

ASAHEL LYNDE POWERS American, 1813-1843 Pair of portraits depicting Daniel Griswold and his daughter Louisa Griswold Field. Daniel was born in 1792 in Springfield, Vermont, and Louisa was born in 1808 and married Abner Field, the first postmaster of North Springfield, Vermont. The portrait of Daniel is signed lower right "Painted by Powers & Rice...1835 Daniel Griswold Tavern Owner No. Springfield". The portrait of Louisa is signed lower right "P.T.D. by Powers & Rice". It is also inscribed on the reverse "Portrait of Louisa Griswold Field painted in her wedding dress". Asahel Lynde Powers was an itinerant portrait painter initially based in Vermont, but travelled extensively from Vermont to Illinois, where he would eventually pass away in 1843. These portraits are typical of Power's early Vermont work in that they are on panels, whereas he switched to canvas later in the 1830s for ease of transport. Note: Little is known of the individual "Rice". It was thought that Powers and Rice knew each other from work in the coach factory, and that Rice may have produced the frames for Powers. See Sotheby's New York, January 20, 2006, Lot #360. Exhibited: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, Williamsburg, VA: "Asahel Powers: Painter of Vermont Faces", October 14-December 3, 1973. Illustrated in the exhibition catalog by Nina Fletcher Little: Asahel Power, Painter of Vermont Faces. Plates 37 & 38, p.38-39 Letter dated 1960 from Thurston Thacher of Thurston & Doris Thacher Antiques, Hyde Park, NY, to Dr. Silverstein, telling him of portraits and primitives he'll have soon, one of them being the portrait of Daniel Griswold. He refers to the painter being in the June 1959 Antiques magazine. A 1975 letter from an Associate Curator of the Rockefeller collection refers to four more signed "Powers and Rice" portraits of Griswold family members, recently found in storage at the Smithsonian's Museum of History and Technology. Oil on panel, each 33" x 26 1/4". Framed.

Pr 19th C Folk Art Portraits AL Powers Vermont

PORTRAITS - Pair of 19th c. folk art portraits of man and woman, attributed to itinerant Vermont artist Asahel Lynde Powers (1813-1843). Woman is depicted with floral lace shawl and holding book. Man is depicted in black coat with hand in white vest, SS: 27 1/2" x 21 1/2", OS: 30 1/2" x 24 1/2", removed from stretcher, mounted on cardboard in contemporary silver leaf frames. From a Western MA home.

Asahel Lynde Powers

Asahel Lynde Powers (1813-1843, Illinois) oil on canvas primitive portraits of Lucius and Mary Powers (father and daughter) signed on the back "Painted by A L Powers, 1839". 24.25" by 29.25" sight. Descended through the family to the consignor. Depicts a woman seated on an Empire sofa wearing a white dress and holding a floral bouquet with a pastoral scene in the window behind her, repair left of her forehead, both framed in older gold frames. Provenance will accompany purchase.

ASAHEL LYNDE POWERS (1818-1843)*

Man with Quill Pen, Possibly Heyron White oil on canvas 27x251/4in. NOTES A separate label formerly attached to this painting reads, Heyron White Uncle of G.W. Hooker A great scholar and mathematician.

*Asahel Lynde Powers (1813-?)

*Asahel Lynde Powers (1813-?) NEW ENGLAND LADY WITH BLUE BOW AND AN ELABORATE COIFFURE oil on canvas 28 1/2 by 24 in. (72.4 by 61 cm.)

*Asahel Lynde Powers (1813-?)

*Asahel Lynde Powers (1813-?) PORTRAIT OF A DARK-HAIRED YOUNG MAN READING THE GENESSEE FARMER oil on canvas 30 by 24 1/2 in. (76.2 by 62.2 cm.) Painted circa 1830. Inscribed on the verso Painted by A.L. Powers 183..., also with portrait bust and caricatures on the verso on what appear to be the original stretchers inscribed with an indistinguishable signature. Provenance: Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc. on August 23, 1983, lot 251

Attributed to Asahel Lynde Powers PORTRAIT OF A LADY WITH A SQUEEZEBOX Inscribed Markings.