Lot 84: Edward Lange (American, 1846-1912)

Unidentified Ship, 1881
Signed lower left corner: "Edw. Lange, Artist/ Elwood, Suffolk Co. N. Y. 1881"
Grisaille Watercolor on paper
18 ¾ x 12 ¾ inches

This painting which includes a sail and steam-powered warship along with an ironclad Monitor-type gunboat in the distance depicts a specific event, possibly "Vandalia's" visit to Huntington Harbor in 1881.

Literature: Illustrated, Dean F. Failey and Zachary N. Studenroth, Edward Lange's Long Island, Setauket: Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, 1979, p. 62, pl. 71.

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500