Lot 77: John La Farge (1835-1910) The Baptism of Christ (after Nicholas Poussin)

John La Farge (1835-1910)
The Baptism of Christ (after Nicholas Poussin)
watercolor, gouache and pencil on paperboard
image, 10 1/4 x 7 1/2in; sheet, 14 3/4 x 11 1/8in
Executed circa 1902.


Provenance
The artist.
Estate of the above.
(probably) Mr. Moritz Bernard Philipp, New York, acquired from the
above.
Jane Peterson, New York, the artist, by descent from the above, 1929.
Donald Witherstein, Boston, Massachusetts, 1947.
Victor D. Spark, New York, acquired from the above, 1952.
Wilbur Family Collection, Hillsborough, California, probably acquired
from the above, after 1968.
Gift to the present owner from the above.