Joseph Mozier

Lot 104: Joseph Mozier (1812-1870)

Name: Joseph Mozier (1812-1870)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 1b8151ac9a

Est: $25,000 USD - $35,000 USD

Christie'sNew York, NY, USDecember 02, 2009

Item Overview

Description

Joseph Mozier (1812-1870)
The Vigil of Rizpah
signed and dated 'J. Mozier Sc./Rome. 1869' (on the base)
marble
60 in. (152.4 cm.) high

Artist or Maker

Joseph Mozier

Literature

A. Brewster, "American Artists in Rome," Lippincott's Magazine, February 1869, p. 197, another example listed.
R.J. Sheirr, "Joseph Mozier and His Handiwork," Potter's American Monthly, January 1876, pp. 24-28, another example listed.
H.T. Tuckerman, Book of Artists, New York, 1966, p. 591, another example listed.

Provenance

The artist.
Loring Andrews, New York, by 1872.
Mrs. Blandina B. Andrews.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1881.
Sale: Plaza Art Galleries, New York, 7 June 1956, lot 139.
Eugene Leone Collection, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1987.

Auction Details

Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture

Christie's

December 02, 2009, 10:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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