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Lot 21: George Henry Burgess (American, 1831-1905) Boats on San Francisco Bay 18 x 36in

Est: $30,000 USD - $50,000 USDSold:
BonhamsSan Francisco, CA, USNovember 23, 2009

Item Overview

Description

Boats on San Francisco Bay
signed 'Geo. H. Burgess' (lower left)
oil on canvas
18 x 36in

Artist or Maker

Notes


PROVENANCE:
Collection of the artist
Thence by descent to the artist's great grandson

The schooner pictured in the painting, called a Bobolink, was built in Oakland, California in 1866 for Asa Mead Simpson, one of the pioneering lumbermen of San Francisco.

Auction Details

California and American Paintings and Sculpture

by
Bonhams
November 23, 2009, 12:00 AM PST

220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94103, US