Lot 118: Edward Lange (American, 1846-1912)

Sumner Sturtevant's House in Nyack, New York, 1875

Signed and dated lower right corner: "Edward Lange 1875. M. 25"
Watercolor on paper
12 ¾ x 19 ½ inches

Summer, a Sturtevant Nyack piano maker, married Ellen Burd, the daughter of Thomas Burd, carpenter - builder of Nyack who built the house sometime between 1859-1875. The house was reportedly the last house built using mortise-and-tenon joints and wood dowels.

Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500