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HENRY A. FERGUSON (American 1842-1911)

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HENRY A. FERGUSON (American 1842-1911)
<B>HENRY A. FERGUSON (American 1842-1911)</B></I><BR>Sunset On Lake George, c.1860<BR>Oil on canvas<BR>10.1in. x 18.1in.<BR>Signed indistinctly lower left<BR>Label on verso inscribed: Sunset on Lake George/ Painted by/ Henry A. Ferguson/ Given to Albany Institute of Art 1920 by/ A.V. Jenison/ Acquired by Hastings Art Ltd through/ deaccessioned 1983<BR>This painting retains its original gilt acorn frame.<BR><BR>Provenance: Mrs. Anna V. Jenison; gifted to Albany Institute of Art, 1920; deaccessioned 1982; Hastings Art Ltd, 1983; private collection; to present owner<BR><BR>Exhibited: Newington Cropsey Museum "Scenes from a century past, reflections of the spirit" 2000. Curator, Adelia Rasines<BR><BR>Literature: Albany Institute of History and Art, <I>Catalogue of the Collections of the Albany Institute of History and Art</B></I> (Albany, NY, 1924)<BR><BR>Henry A. Ferguson's <I>Sunset on Lake George</B></I> exemplifies the American landscape artist's shift in focus from the minute details of the Hudson River School, to an emphasis on the effects of reflective light and atmosphere. These luminous works created during the 1860s were made popular by artists like Martin Johnson Heade, Frederick Kensett, and Sanford R. Gifford, as well as Jasper Cropsey. According to exhibition records, Ferguson executed other paintings of Lake George in 1861 and 1864, which supports a circa date of 1860 for the present work. Ferguson traveled extensively throughout his career, sketching along the Hudson River, the Berkshire Mountains, and the White Mountains in addition to exotic locales such as Mexico, South America, Europe, and Africa. Ferguson was elected an Associate of the National Academy of Design in 1884, and was a member of the Century Association from 1879 to 1911. He exhibited at the Brooklyn Art Association, National Academy of Design, Century Association, Boston Art Club, Art Institute of Chicago, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 25% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid. <BR><BR><B>IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT RESERVES:</B> Heritage now divulges all reserves on its web site 7 days before every auction. If you want to know whether the reserve on this lot has been met, and if not, what the reserve amount is, please visit this lot page on the HeritageCoin.com web site, or email: bid@HeritageGalleries.com </span></font>