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Horace Wolcott Robbins (NY/CT, 1842-1904)

Sold for $7,500 at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries on Aug 29, 2020.

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Lot description

"Sunset on the Hudson River", 1869, oil on canvas, initialed lower right corner, titled on tag verso, housed in the original gilt ribbed cove frame with name tag, OS: 28 1/2" x 40 1/2", SS: 17 1/2" x 29 1/2". Cleaned and relined. Born in Mobile, Alabama; moved to Baltimore by age 6. Attended Newton University, moved to NYC to study at the studio of James McDougal Hart (1828-1901). In 1860, Robbins opened his own studio in New York. He accompanied Frederic Church (1826-1900) to Jamaica in 1864, later traveling to England, Paris, and Switzerland. He was very involved in the NY Arts and Educational field, even re-entering school at the age of 52 to pass the Bar as a lawyer for germinal arts organizations in NYC.

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