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Wed, Nov 16, 2022 11:00AM EST
Lot 185

Currier & Ives "Skating Pond" Print

Estimate: $300 - $600

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Lyman W. Atwater (American, 1835-1891) after a painting by Charles Parsons (American/British, 1821-1910) for Currier and Ives, United States. Color lithograph titled "Central Park, Winter - The Skating Pond," depicting a large crowd skating on a frozen lake, 1862.

Literature: Gale Research Company, "Currier & Ives, A Catalogue Raisonne," Volume 1: A-N (Gale Research Company: Detroit, 1984). Number 1047, page 117.

Provenance: Distinguished Corporate Collection, Ohio.

Currier and Ives was founded by Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813-1888) in 1835 as "the Grand Central Depot for Cheap and Popular Prints," but changed its name with the addition of James Merritt Ives (American, 1824-1895) in 1857. The company created over 7000 popular lithographs depicting American life until 1907.

Sight; height: 20 1/4 in x width: 27 1/2 in. Framed; height: 29 1/2 in x width: 37 3/4 in.

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