The Young Connoisseur

Details

ROBERT M. PRATT (1811-1880)
The Young Connoisseur
oil on canvas
13 ¼ x 10 ¾ in. (33.7 x 27.3 cm.)

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, 6 December 1984, lot 53.
Richard J. Schwartz, New York, acquired from the above.
Estate of the above.
Christie's Online, 14-21 November 2017, lot 196, sold by the above.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

Born in Binghamton, New York, Robert M. Pratt studied under Samuel F.B. Morse and Charles C. Ingham and was a close friend of Sanford Robinson Gifford. He established himself in New York City by 1845, exhibiting portraits annually at the National Academy of Design. After a trip to Paris in 1859, Pratt expanded beyond portraiture to also depict still lifes and genre scenes.

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