Lot 338: Joseph Allen Physioc painting (Columbia, South

Joseph Allen Physioc painting (Columbia, South Carolina, 1866-1951), Civil War battle scene, breaching a fortification, inscribed verso "Young Pelham on 'Stonewall Jackson's Right'", signed lower left "Joseph Allen Physioc/1941", oil on canvas, 45 x 72 in.; original 20th century carved and gilt wood frame. 1 in. puncture upper left, 3 in. tear middle right, flaking, accretion, water stains verso canvas; frame with abrasions.

Provenance: Works of art Deaccessioned by the Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina, Proceeds to benefit the Acquisitions Fund.

John Pelham (Alabama, 1838-1863) was a major whose most compelling victory was at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1862, where he helped to fend off 120,000 Union soldiers with only one cannon.