TABLE OF CONTENTS Finding Aid for the Peter H. Davidson & Co., Inc. Records, 1951-1991 (bulk 1970- 1984) Summary Information Historical Note SUMMARY INFORMATION Scope and Content Note Arrangement Repository The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives Administrative Information 10 East 71st Street Related Materials New York, NY, 10021 [email protected] Controlled Access Headings © 2010 The Frick Collection. All rights reserved. Collection Inventory Creator Series I: Subject Files, Peter H. Davidson & Co., Inc. 1966-1988 Title Series II: Edward Peter H. Davidson & Co., Inc. Records Sprague Jones Correspondence, 1975- ID 1977 MS.04 Series III: Artist Files, Date [bulk] 1971-1991 Bulk, 1970-1984 Series IV: Stock Books, undated Date [inclusive] 1942-1991 Series V: M. Knoedler & Co., Inc. Material, 1942- Extent 1972 11.5 Linear feet (24 boxes, 1 oversize folder) Abstract Find The records of Peter H. Davidson & Co., Inc. provide a picture of an independent art dealer operating a firm in New York during the 1970s and 1980s. The records include artist files, stock books, subject files and correspondence.
Preferred Citation
Peter H. Davidson & Co., Inc. Records, The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library.
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HISTORICAL NOTE
Peter Hamilton Davidson, son of William F. and Edna Davidson, graduated from Georgetown University in 1960 with a B.A. in English and Philosophy. Upon graduation he followed in his father's footsteps, joining the New York art gallery, M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., as Assistant to the Head of the American Department. In 1968, Davidson succeeded his father as Head of the American Department and was named Vice President of M. Knoedler & Co.
In 1969, Davidson joined the firm of Wildenstein & Co. as Head of the American Department, where he was assisted by Nicholas Wyeth. He left Wildenstein in 1971 to form his own art gallery, Peter H. Davidson & Co., Inc.
While Davidson's gallery dealt primarily with American art from all periods, it also handled some 19th and 20th century European pieces. Many prominent works were sold through the gallery, including paintings by Albert Bierstadt, Winslow Homer, Marsden Hartley, and Andrew Wyeth.
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SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The Peter H. Davidson & Co., Inc. Records provide a picture of an independent art dealer operating a gallery in New York during the 1970s and 1980s.
The Artist Files series forms the bulk of the collection. These files contain information about artwork handled by Peter Davidson's gallery. Each file usually includes a photograph, description, and provenance of the artwork, and in some cases research notes, correspondence or invoices. The stock books are closely related to this series, containing photographs, descriptions, and artwork provenance.
The Subject Files, predominantly composed of correspondence, document the business interests of the gallery. The files generally concern attempts to sell or acquire artwork and contain information about appraisals, consignments, sales, and loans. The Edward Sprague Jones Correspondence series contains mainly outgoing correspondence from Jones (1928-1996), Davidson's employee, concerning attempts to find prospective art pieces or purchasers.
The final series contains materials originating from M. Knoedler & Co., Inc. It is unclear whether the materials were used by Davidson during his tenure at the firm, or if they belonged to his father, William F. Davidson, or both. The materials include artist files, research files, two account ledgers, and two files regarding personal art collections.
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ARRANGEMENT
This collection is arranged in five series:
Series 1: Subject Files
Series 2: Edward Sprague Jones Correspondence Series 3: Artist Files
Series 4: Stock Books
Series 5: M. Knoedler & Co., Inc. Material
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions
These records are open for research under the conditions of The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives access policy. Contact the Archives Department for further information at [email protected].
Provenance
Gift of Peter H. Davidson, 1993.
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Tiffany Tyau-Wong, 2007; Shannon Yule, 2008.
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RELATED MATERIALS
Related Materials
Peter H. Davidson & Co., Inc. Weir Records, Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives.
Separated Materials
Negatives removed to cold storage, color transparencies and duplicate photos removed to the Photoarchive, and books removed for possible individual cataloging.
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CONTROLLED ACCESS HEADINGS
Corporate Name(s)
l Peter H. Davidson & Co., Inc.
Genre(s)
l Photographs. l Correspondence. l Artist files.
Personal Name(s)
l Davidson, Peter H. l Jones, Edward Sprague.
Subject(s)
l Art galleries, Commercial--New York (State)--New York. l Art dealers--New York (State)--New York.
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COLLECTION INVENTORY
Series I: Subject Files, 1966-1988 2.5 Linear feet
The subject files are predominantly composed of correspondence; however, some files contain newspaper clippings, brochures, photographs, shipping invoices, exhibition loan agreements, sales invoices, or consignment agreements. The subject files document the business interests of Peter H. Davidson's art gallery, and generally regard attempts to acquire or sell artwork. Artists and artwork have been noted when mentioned.
Box Folder Date
1 1 A.M. Adler Fine Arts, Inc., New York, N.Y. 1982
Contains consignment receipts for Charles H. Ebert paintings: Old Lyme, Autumn Oaks, Junk Store, Majestic Tree, and Fisherman's Hut.
1 2 Adamick, Joseph 1971
1 3 Adams, Jerry V. (Mr. and Mrs.) 1974
Contains picture invoice for Andrew Wyeth Portfolio.
1 4 Adams-Davidson Galleries, Inc., Washington, D.C. 1971
1 5 Akrami, Nader 1975
Correspondence regarding potential client contacts in Iran.
1 6 Appleby Bros. Ltd., London 1972
Regarding General George Washington and General Nathaniel Greene by Thomas Stothard. Includes photos.
1 7 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, Chicago, Ill. 1974
Regarding Santa Fe paintings.
1 8 Auchman, Tyla 1973- 1982
Regarding contacts in Brazil.
1 9 Baer, Ellen D. undated
Regarding four unidentified paintings of country scenes believed by Baer to have possibly been stolen from Knoedler.
1 10 Baird, Mrs. Robert B. 1977
Regarding Thomas Meehan book, Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States.
1 11 Baker, James 1973
Regarding Open and Closed by Andrew Wyeth.
1 12 Bartholet, Mrs. E. Ives 1974- 1979
Regarding John Sloan paintings, John Singer Sargent drawings, and The Phonograph by Jan Maltuka.
1 13 Barton, Gordon R. (Sporting Gallery, Inc.) 1977
Regarding George Wright drawing.
1 14 Beardsley, Barbara (Art Conservation Laboratory, Inc.) 1982
Regarding conservation performed on Hicks artwork.
1 15 Bender, Mrs. William 1974
Regarding her collection of American paintings, including works by Charles Demuth, Marsden Hartley, and Ernest Lawson.
1 16 Beresford, James A. (Mr. and Mrs.) 1976
Regarding Erickson and Sea Boots by Andrew Wyeth.
1 17 Bernard Danenberg Galleries, Inc., New York, N.Y. 1973
Regarding Portrait of a Woman in Maurer's Studio and Café Scene by Alfred H. Maurer.
1 18 Bessemer Trust Company, Newark, N.J. 1972- 1974
Regarding Open and Closed by Andrew Wyeth. 1 19 Blaine, Nell 1972- 1976
1 20 Bogner, Howard F. (Colonel) 1973
1 21 Bosshard, Mrs. Peter (mother of Jorge Guinle) 1974- 1975
Regarding Frank Stella lithograph, River of Ponds I.
1 22 Bradley, Mrs. Harry L. 1976
1 23 Brady, John, Jr. 1976
Regarding Marsden Hartley artwork and The Ascension by Tintoretto.
1 24 Brandywine Gallery, Albuquerque, N.M. (John Miller) 1973
Regarding Open and Closed by Andrew Wyeth.
1 25 Brasher, Rex 1981
Contains newspaper clipping.
1 26 Brisco, James Price 1974
Regarding Albert Bierstadt painting.
1 27 Brockhurst, Mrs. Gerald 1979
Regarding Gerald Brockhurst artwork.
1 28 Bruning, Paul J. 1975- 1976
Regarding Carlotta by Georges Rouault, Nature Morte au Verre de Vin by Auguste Renoir, Rendez-vous de la Poste by Maurice Utrillo, and an Alexander Calder sculpture.
1 29 Buckman, Richard C. 1973
1 30 Byrd, Caruth undated
Contains newspaper clipping.
1 31 C.G. Sloan Co., Washington, D.C. 1977
Contains newspaper clipping.
1 32 Calabi Associates, Newton Centre, Mass. (Sonja Calabi) 1977
Regarding Maurice Prendergast paintings, Street Scene and a village scene in Brittany.
1 33 Carr, Ambrose 1974
Regarding building façade on 57th St. featuring The Knight, Death and the Devil by Albrecht Durer.
1 34 Carter Administration 1977
Contains newspaper clipping.
1 35 Case, Richard W. 1973
Regarding Madame Frieseke by Frederick Carl Frieseke.
1 36 Cernuschi, Alberto (Galerie Cernuschi) 1976
Invitation to opening of Armand Nakache exhibition.
1 37 Chace, Sherman Peter 1973- 1979
Regarding Alfred Bricher painting and other consignment pieces.
1 38 Chapin, Peter 1973
Includes four Christmas cards featuring artwork by Peter Chapin.
1 39 Chemical Bank, New York, N.Y. (James Woodward) 1982
Regarding Charles H. Ebert paintings.
1 40 Childs, Francis S. 1982
Regarding efforts to locate French painter, Constant Meyer [exact name unknown].
1 41 Cody, Margaret 1980
Regarding artist Carroll Jones.
1 42 Coe, Mrs. Henry H.R. 1975
Regarding Frederic Remington watercolor.
1 43 Coe, Jay 1980
1 44 Collins, Richard J. 1979
Regarding Potentia by Arthur B. Davies.
1 45 Cornell, John R. 1974- 1978
1 46 Country Art Gallery, Locust Valley, N.Y. (Clarissa H. Watson) 1977- 1978
1 47 Country Store Gallery, Inc., Austin, Tex. (Raymond Brown) 1976
Regarding Andrew Wyeth and Pablo Picasso paintings.
1 48 Craig and Tarlton, Inc., Raleigh, N.C 1975, undated
Regarding artist A.J. Loemans.
1 49 Cravzow, Roy 1978
1 50 Cromwell, James H.R. (Mr. and Mrs.) 1976
Regarding George Washington by James Sharples.
1 51 Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles, Calif. 1976- 1978
Regarding Rondo Capricioso, The Finish, Early Morning, and At the Bar by Grigory Gluckmann.
1 52 Danenhower, Mrs. John 1973- 1974 1 53 Daniel, Charles 1970
Regarding Raphael Soyer drawings.
1 54 Daniels, Ruth L. 1971- 1972
Regarding The Roses by Emil Carlsen.
1 55 Dauber, Florence (Zeitlen and Ver Brugge Gallery/Bookseller) 1972- 1974
Regarding Albert Bierdstadt; Stanley William Hayter Portfolio, L’Apocalypse; signed Wassily Kandinsky lithograph, 1922; Witherington; and Marc Chagall watercolor.
1 56 Davis and Long Company, New York, N.Y. 1975- 1978
Regarding Rooftops, Provincetown by Charles Demuth and Maurice Prendergast monotypes exhibition.
1 57 Davis, Barbara 1973- 1975
Regarding Newell Convers Wyeth painting.
1 58 De Silva, Ronald 1976
Regarding Charles Balthazar Julien Ferret de Saint-Memin artwork.
1 59 Delaware Antiques Show, Wilmington, Del. 1981
1 60 Delaware (State of) – Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs 1976
Regarding Charles Balthazar Julien Ferret de Saint-Memin drawing, Joseph Barker.
1 61 Dermott, Leonard H. 1974
Regarding Alexander H. Wyant landscape.
1 62 Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Mich. (Graham Hood) 1972- 1985
Regarding John Wollaston, Wyeth tempera, and Mount Hood in Oregon by Albert Bierstadt.
1 63 Dickinson, Farleigh S., Jr. 1975
Regarding Andrew Wyeth tempera.
1 64 Dillon, Douglas C. 1980
Regarding Robert Field miniature of Alexander Hamilton.
1 65 Dohna, Lothar 1974
Regarding George Inness and Hart paintings.
1 66 Dorrance, Nesta 1981
Regarding artwork by John Henry Twachtman, John La Farge and Theodore Robinson.
1 67 Downtown Gallery Acquisition Memorandum 1972
Peter Davidson's proposal to acquire the Downtown Gallery. The proposal concludes with some biographical information about Peter Davidson. Includes an article, "The Rising Market for American Art," by Joseph Poindexter, Auction Magazine, November 1971; and the introduction to Edith Halpert and the Downtown Gallery by Marvin S. Sadik, Museum of Art, University of Conencticut, 1968. 1 68 Draper, William F. 1976
Regarding Ibero-American Collection of pre-Columbian artifacts.
1 69 Duesberry, Joellyn (Joellyn Duesberry, Ltd., New York, N.Y.) 1975- 1976
Regarding Pablo Picasso and Amedeo Modigliani commissions.
1 70 Durand-Ruel and Cie 1974- 1975
Regarding Dancers by Edgar Degas and Bras de Seine pres de Giverny, Church at Bennecourt by Claude Monet.
1 71 Edgerton, David R. 1975- 1977
Regarding Erickson, The Porch, Dam Breast, and The Captain's House by Andrew Wyeth and Island Wharf by Jamie Wyeth.
1 72 Eiseman, Alvord L. 1977- 1979
Regarding provenance of Charles Demuth work and George Luks.
1 73 Elliman, David D. 1976
Regarding Georges Rouault.
1 74 Ellsworth, Mrs. Lincoln 1976
Regarding Downing the Nile Leader by Frederic Remington.
1 75 Ely, John undated
1 76 Evans, Dorinda 1971
1 77 Evans, J.D. (Roy Miles Gallery, London) undated
Regarding Jamie Wyeth artwork.
1 78 Farnham, Emily Edna 1973- 1974
Regarding provenance of Folger and his Girl Friend, Acrobats, Wildflowers, and Rooftops, Provincetown by Charles Demuth.
1 79 Felleman, John M. 1977
1 80 Ferguson, Robert K. 1972- 1973
Regarding Open and Closed by Andrew Wyeth.
1 81 Field, Charles 1975- 1980
Regarding The Captain's House by Andrew Wyeth.
1 82 Fields, Barbara 1977
Regarding Jean-François Raffaelli paintings.
1 83 Finn, Martin P. (Mrs.) (See also: Charles S. Rhyne) 1981
Regarding Bridge on the Mole by John Constable.
1 84 Fitton, Vaden 1976
2 1 Flexner, James T. 1973
Contains newspaper clipping.
2 2 Forum Gallery, New York, NY (Bella Fishko) 1980
Regarding Bernard Karfiol painting.
2 3 Frank K. M. Rehn Gallery, New York, N.Y. 1973- 1978
Regarding New Gotham Burlesque by Reginald Marsh and Boatyard, Summer Evening, and Shipyard, Rockland by Edward Hopper.
2 4 Franklin Mint (Patrick Robinson) 1970- 1971
2 5 Friedman, Robert 1975
2 6 Friend, Mrs. Theodore Wood, Jr. 1975
Regarding Frederic Remington bronze, The Rattlesnake.
2 7 Gardner, Gibson 1973
Regarding Walt Kuhn bronze relief. Includes photographs.
2 8 Gardner, Milton 1975
2 9 Gardiner, John H. 1975- 1976
Regarding John Singleton Copley and Rembrandt Peale portraits.
2 10 Gilder, Rosamund 1980
2 11 Gold, William Buchanan, Jr. 1974
Regarding art belonging to Mrs. Parke E. Edwards: Thomas Sully; Rembrandt Peale; Currier and Ives; Portrait of Mrs. Eakins, likely by Charles Bregler; and un-authored painting perhaps by John James Logue.
2 12 Goldberg, Verna 1974
2 13 Goldfield, Edward (Goldfield Galleries, Los Angeles, Calif.) 1971- 1972
Regarding American School Snow Scene by George Inness and Madame Frieseke by Frederick Carl Frieseke. Photographs of a sculpture are included.
2 14 Graphikos Associates, New York, N.Y. 1971- 1976
Regarding numerous joint investments/ventures between Peter H. Davidson and Graphikos: Study for Jeanne and Outdoor Café by Alfred H. Maurer and Landscape, Reclining Nude, Portrait of Madame Frieseke, Girl with Flowers, Girl with Mirror, and The Garden Parasol by Frederick Carl Frieseke.
2 15 Greenbaum, Dorothea 1973
Regarding Yasuo Kuniyoshi artwork.
2 16 Gussman, Herbert 1971- 1976 2 17 Hall, Mary (Mrs. Jesse C., Jr.) 1974
2 18 Hall, Robert 1975
Jasper Cropsey painting sale receipt.
2 19 Harriet Griffin Gallery, New York, N.Y. 1975
Regarding Hanka Zborowski by Amedeo Modigliani.
2 20 Hart, Jeane Overbury 1964, undated
Regarding George Overbury "Pop" Hart artwork.
2 21 Harwood, M.K. (Mrs.) 1916- 1918, 1966, 1974 Correspondence (photocopies) and provenance information regarding portraits of Governor Robert Hunter (died 1734) and his wife, Lady Hay.
2 22 Hendricks, Marshall undated
Regarding photograph of Still Life by Auguste Renoir sent to Mrs. Kiniyo Otsuka in Tokyo.
2 23 Herder, Addie 1976
2 24 Holt, Henry B. 1979
Regarding Wavertree by Charles Lundgren.
2 25 Holt, Henry, Jr. 1980
Regarding Negro and Alligator by Thomas Hart Benton.
2 26 Hoss, Phoebe 1971- 1980
Regarding Massachusetts Landscape by George Inness and Old Man and Boy in an Interior Setting (portrait of John C. Chandler and Hoss' grandfather, Philip J. Wilson) by Eastman Johnson.
2 27 Hull, Mrs. George R. 1934, 1975- 1980
Regarding Joseph Barker by Charles Balthazar Julien Ferret de St-Memin, Baltimore Harbor by Francis D. Millet, and Architectural Study (of the Capitol, Washington, D.C.) by Etienne Sulpice Hallet.
2 28 Huntington, Chris undated
Contact information only.
2 29 Hurd, Nancy Albright (Shaker House Antiques, East Aurora, N.Y.) 1976- 1977
Regarding John J. Albright (of Buffalo) and His Two Daughters by Edmond C. Tarbell.
2 30-31 Ibero-American File [Ernesto Franco de Castro (of Ecuador), Edgar Franco 1966, Zaldumbide, Luis Hidalgo López, Fernando Zea] 1973
Regarding 52 cases of Pre-Columbian Ibero-American Museum Collection. Includes photographs.
2 32 Ingersoll, R. Sturgis 1974
2 33 Iran 1975
Correspondents include Edward Sprague Jones, Jill Harrison-Smith, Miasca Investment Finance Co., Houshang Nahavandi, Hormoz Sabet, Donna Stein, Gulf Associates, Inc., the Cabinet of Her Imperial Majesty, and the Shahbanou of Iran. Regarding Deux Femmes et L’Enfant a la Fontaine by Pablo Picasso, The Dancers by Edgar Degas, and Church at Bennecourt by Claude Monet.
2 34 Irwin, John N., III 1973
Regarding The Garden Parasol by Frederick Carl Frieseke.
2 35 Iselin, John Jay 1981
3 1 Jackson, May P. 1974
Regarding De Witt Clinton Boutelle and Boathouse and Pond at Van Cortland Park by Anthony Biester.
3 2 James, Douglas 1972- 1974
Regarding Thomas Hill, Jane Peterson, F. Ballard Williams, the Hudson River School, Lila Moore Keen, and J.F. [Morvly].
3 3 Jay, John 1973- 1974
Regarding Gilbert Stuart and John Jay by John Trumball.
3 4 Jenkins, Schuyler Davis, Rev. 1972- 1976
Regarding the portraits Cornelius Schuyler, Harriet [Hillham?] Schuyler, and Jane Cuyler Schuyler McMaster, age 31 by Abel Buel Moore; and "hand-sewn memorial" believed made by Zilpha Palmer in memory of her father, Beriah Palmer. Includes two negatives and one photograph.
3 5 Jessica Dragonette, New York, N.Y. 1972
Regarding Adolfo Muller-Ury.
3 6 Jessup, Richard S. 1979
Regarding American School genre painting.
3 7 Joan Michelman Ltd., New York, N.Y. 1974- 1975
Regarding Charles Demuth; Summer Evening by Edward Hopper; Anger, Man With Wild Flowers by Ben Shahn; and Captain's House by Andrew Wyeth. Photographs of Hunter's Gun, Hat and Ducks Hanging on a Door by R. La Barre Goodwin.
3 8 Johns, Ernest 1978- 1987
Regarding John Wollaston; Portrait of Mrs. Ramsbottom, and The Red Boy by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Includes photographs.
3 9 Johnson, Belton K. 1978
Regarding George Caleb Bingham.
3 10 Jones, Mildred E. 1976- 1978
Regarding View on the Schuykill River by Thomas Moran.
3 11 Jordan, Frieda 1973
3 12 June, Orrin W. 1975
Regarding Portrait of a Man by Waldo and Jewett; and an American School watercolor of Niagra Falls. 3 13 Karger, Nicholas A. 1974
Regarding Old Mulford House by Childe Hassam. Includes three photographs of paintings signed by Bombois and one by [Dury].
3 14 Ken Miller and Son, Inc., Northfield, Mass. 1980
Regarding Julian Alden Weir.
3 15 Kirstein, Lincoln 1972, 1979
Regarding Nadelman, and Diana by Augustus St. Gaudens.
3 16 Kountze, Leslie Thorne 1979- 1980
Regarding By The Shimmering Sea by Olaf Brauner.
3 17 Lay, Agnes (Mrs. Oliver) 1971- 1972
Regarding Julian Alden Weir portraits of Anna Baker Weir.
3 18 Layton, Richard 1983
Regarding Newell Convers Wyeth artwork.
3 19 Lee, Hannibal 1981
Regarding Rocky Landscape and Portrait of a Boy by Cecilia Beaux.
3 20 Levine, Joseph 1972
Regarding Carousel at Nahant by Maurice Prendergast.
3 21 Levine, Marsha 1980
Regarding Portrait of Bishop Antoon Triest by Sir Anthony Van Dyck. Includes photograph.
3 22 Lieberthal, Bud 1973
Regarding Bachelor’s Child and Black Vase With Leaves by Yasuo Kuniyoshi.
3 23 Likes, Phil undated
3 24 Lincoln’s Tomb, State Historic Site, Springfield, Ill. 1978
Regarding George Grey Barnard sculpted portrait, Abraham Lincoln.
3 25 Lipsitz, Paula 1975
Regarding Frederick Carl Frieseke, Alfred H. Maurer, and John Singer Sargent.
3 26 Lock, Charles K. 1973
Regarding Open and Closed by Andrew Wyeth.
3 27 Lombard, Mrs. Richard D. 1975
Regarding Charles Demuth vaudeville watercolor.
3 28 London, Robert 1974- 1975
3 29 MacFarland, Lon P. 1975
Regarding Portrait of a Young Man by Eastman Johnson.
3 30 Madden, William J. 1976- 1981
Regarding Jesus et la Samaritaina by Odilon Redon. Photograph included.
3 31 Mallory, Clifford D., Jr. 1973
3 32 Malone, Cynthia 1973
Regarding Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Open and Closed by Andrew Wyeth.
3 33 Mann, Michael 1971
Regarding W. Richards and W. Walker. Includes photographs.
3 34 Manoha, Mrs. Jacques 1977
Regarding Landscape by Gustave Loiseau.
3 35 Marse, John 1975
Regarding Leon Gaspard, Daniel Ridgway Knight, and E.I. Couse.
3 36 Marriot, Doreen 1975
Regarding Albert Bierstadt, Ecce Homo by Hieronymus Bosch, and Thomas Sully portraits.
3 37 McNeil, Henry 1978- 1980
Regarding Thomas Moran oil painting of the Schuylkill River, William Wickham Mills Smith and The Thomas H. Mills House by William Sidney Mount, and a Thomas Eakins sketch.
3 38 McCormick, Mrs. Cyrus 1973
Regarding New York Street Scene and Café Scene by Robert Henri; Central Park and Fifth Avenue by Everett Shinn; and Traveling Carnival, Santa Fe by John Sloan. Photograph included.
3 39 McNulty, Nancy G. 1982
Regarding James Desvarreux-Larpenteur painting.
3 40 Melville, Ward (Mrs.) 1980
Regarding small landscape of Mills Pond House and William Sidney Mount portrait.
3 41 Menikoff, A.L. 1972
Regarding paintings attributed to Soutine and Chase.
3 42 Messmore, Mrs. Carman 1975
3 43 Middleton, Robert W. 1980
Regarding paintings attributed to Soutine and Chase.
3 44 Midwestern Galleries, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio (Harry A. Lockwood) 1974- 1976
Regarding Trapper and Scout by Harvey Dunn and possible business with Steven Straw, Bob Weimann, and Frank Gesner. 3 45 Milch, Harold 1978- 1979
Regarding At the Bar, The Finish, Early Mornin, Rondo Capricioso, and Clown with Mandolin by Grigory Gluckmann.
3 46 Miller, Kay 1975
Regarding Albert Bierstadt painting.
3 47 Millet, J. Bradford 1978
Regarding Frank Millet study of ships entering the harbor.
3 48 Millonzi, Robert I. 1979
Regarding Symbol #4 and Symbol #5 by Marsden Hartley.
3 49 Mirando, Felix 1980- 1981
Regarding Boy Playing Flute by Norman Rockwell.
3 50 Mittleman, David 1975
Regarding On the Meadows by J.F. Murphy; Sailboat by William Edward Norton; Box at the Opera and Grand Canal by Edzard Dietz; A Scene in Paris by Bruck Lajos; and Course a Longchamps, Races in Paris, and Bois de Boulogne by Gabriel Spat.
3 51 Mizne, Marcus 1982
Regarding Severinni painting.
3 52 Mongerson Gallery, Chicago, Ill. 1975- 1976
Regarding Madame Frieseke by Frederick Carl Frieseke.
3 53 Morini, Frank 1974
Regarding Claude Monet painting that belonged to cousin of Prince Nicholas Makaeff.
3 54 Morningstar, Ann Scott 1972
Regarding Church exhibit at Smithsonian.
3 55 Mount Gulian Society, Beacon, N.Y. undated
Includes photographs of badly damaged painting with plaque: Washington Crossing the Delaware.
3 56 Mueller, Karl 1974
3 57 Muskavitch, Charles 1974- 1976
Regarding Paysage by Jean Pougny.
3 58 Naselli, Giovanni, Countess 1973
Regarding Nadelman bronze sculpture, Kneeling Dancer.
3 59 National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C. 1973
Regarding press announcement for Museum Conservation/Renovation Grants.
3 60 Nebenzahl, Kenneth 1975
Regarding Grand Voyages, parts I through IX by De Bry.
3 61 Niehoff, Richard undated
Contact information and note regarding interest in Marsden Hartley.
3 62 Noonan, Lois C. (Bixby Memorial Free Library, Vergennes, Vt.) 1974
Regarding drawing of Vergennes attributed to Kensett.
3 63 Nordstern Insurance, New York, N.Y. 1982- 1983
Correspondence regarding art brokerage arrangement: Peter H. Davidson proposed to "establish regional service centers or curatorial service centers tied to New York that would act in concert with local museum and private collectors…"
3 64 Norton Simon, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. 1975- 1980
3 65 Novak, Barbara 1983
3 66 Office Temporaries, New York, N.Y. undated
3 67 Old Lyme Expedition, South Lyme, Conn. (Lyme Academy of Fine Arts) 1982- 1983
Regarding fundraiser art show featuring work by J. Alden Weir.
3 68 Olson Art, Inc., Larchmont, N.Y. (Olaf Packer) 1981, undated
Regarding J. Buttersworth painting of a ship at sea, J. Trumball portrait of a man, Portrait of a Gold Prospector by Lawrence Carmichael Earle, and a John Peto painting. Photographs included.
3 69 O’Reilly, William Edward (Plaza Art Galleries, Inc.) 1976
Regarding Paris Street Scene by Robert Henri.
3 70 Osuna Gallery, Washington, D.C. (Raymond Osuna) 1978- 1982
Regarding Paysage de Fontenay by Diego Rivera and My Hell Raising Sea by John Marin.
3 71 Paine, Edward G. 1976
Regarding three miniatures thought to be portraits of Alexander Hamilton.
3 72 Paul Moro, Inc., New York, N.Y. 1979
Regarding restoration of Bernard Karfiol oil.
3 73 PB Eighty-Four, New York, N.Y. 1977- 1980
Regarding Cottage Scene by N. Smith, Moonlight Scene by J. Onderdonk, Mountain Landscape and Fete de Femme by V. Kirtland, Portrait of Lady by Alfred Goes, and Mother and Child by Bernard Karfiol.
4 1 Peirce, John W. 1974
Regarding Berlin, Number 49 by Marsden Hartley.
4 2 Perrine, Mary 1979- 1980
Regarding Van Dearing Perrine artwork.
4 3 Peters, William Wesley 1974- 1975,
undated
Regarding two Japanese screens owned by Peters, attributed to Momyma, and formerly owned by Frank Lloyd Wright.
4 4 Peters, Z. M. 1972
Regarding Portrait of St. Peter by Jusepe de Ribera, Portrait of a Nobleman by Ludgar Tom Ring, and Landscape by Josse de Momper.
4 5 Pharr, Walter Nelson 1974
4 6 Photographers (Stuart Friedman, Gregory Kitchen, Steven Tucker) 1981, undated
Regarding photographic services, quotes, and fees.
4 7 Pick, Mrs. James 1974
4 8 Plaza Art Galleries, Inc., New York, N.Y. (William E. O’Reilly) 1978
Regarding engraving by Pablo Picasso.
4 9 Pollack, Peter and Creilly 1974- 1982
Regarding Maine Seacoast by Ivan Albright, litho of Albright watercolor, Silent Waters by Lillian Genth, October Eve by Charles Warren Eaton, First Steps by Edward Potthast, and Summer Evening by George Bellows.
4 10 Pool, Nelda Lee 1976
4 11 Pratt Institute 1981
4 12 Preminger, Mary Gardner 1974
4 13 Print Collector’s Newsletter (Jacqueline Brody) 1976
4 14 Quinnipiac Club, New Haven, Conn. undated
Regarding The Palisades by George Bellows and Seascape by Chauncey Ryder.
4 15 R.H. Love Galleries, New York, N.Y. 1980
Regarding Gunther Hartwick painting and Morning View on Grand Canal Venice by George Loring Brown.
4 16 Ragsdale, Rodney 1979- 1984
Regarding his work: Lady Walking, Morning Mist, Reflection, and Patterns.
4 17 Rainone, Carl F. (Fine Art Investment, Arlington, Texas) 1973- 1974
Regarding Frederick Carl Frieseke, Eastman Johnson, and a Charles Demuth Vaudeville watercolor.
4 18 Rathbone, Perry T. (Christies) 1973
4 19 Real Estate Offerings 1981- 1982 4 20 Redmon, Norman Silas 1975- 1980
Regarding Louise Nevelson sculpture, Carlotta by Georges Rouault, Still Life by Oudry, an Albert Bierstadt painting, and a Frederick Hendrik de Haas painting.
4 21 Reese, Jean 1974- 1980
Regarding Rocky Mountain Storm Scene, Apotheosis of the West, and Woodland Scene by Albert Bierstadt and The Isle of Shoals by Frederick Hendrik de Haas.
4 22 Renner, Frederic G. 1975- 1977
Regarding The Marauder (wolf), Bear, and Ashtray with Buffalo Skull, three bronzes attributed to Charles M. Russell. Also contains information about fake C.M. Russell bronzes.
4 23 Rhyne, Charles S. 1983
Regarding Bridge on the Mole by John Constable.
4 24 Rhys, Hedley Howell 1976
Regarding Maurice Prendergast watercolor.
4 25 Rich, Daniel Catton 1974- 1976
Regarding Augustus St. Gaudens, Reclining Nude by Frederick Carl Frieseke, and Storm in the Rocky Mountains by Albert Bierstadt.
4 26 Rifkin, Mrs. Harold 1977- 1978
Regarding Take Him Out, Evening, and Basketball by George Bellows.
4 27 Ritchie, M. H. W. 1972- 1974
Regarding Maurice Prendergast and John Singer Sargent artwork.
4 28 Robert Osborne Galleries, New York, N.Y. 1970- 1973
Regarding Charles Willing by Robert Feke. Includes photographs.
4 29 Robert Pfeiffer Associates, Inc., New York, N.Y. 1973- 1978
Regarding valuation for portrait by Eastman Johnson and severed ties between Monique Knowlton Gallery and Pfeiffer Associates Inc.
4 30 Robertshaw, Marion 1980
Regarding Candido Portinari paintings.
4 31 Robinson, Sheila 1975
Regarding M. B. Priors of the Fords.
4 32 Robinson, Ann W. 1974- 1975
Regarding Charles Demuth watercolor; Marsden Hartley oil; and Man With Wildflowers, Anger, Riot, and Atlantic City by Ben Shahn.
4 33 Rollins, James A. 1980- 1981
Regarding Spring Blossoms by George Inness and The Beginning, The Brook, The Fence, and Coming In (engravings of the Northampton Grand National Steeplechase) by Charles Hunt.
4 34 Rose, Peter 1981- 1983
Regarding Benton murals at the New School. 4 35 Rosenthal, Mrs. Alan H. 1977
Regarding New York at Night No.3 by John Marin.
4 36 Rosner, Sidney A. 1974
Regarding Norfolk Meadows by Ernest Lawson.
4 37 Rothbert, Ida 1979
4 38 Rothko Estate Court Settlement 1975
Contains newspaper clipping.
4 39 Ruiz, Francisco Fernandez 1974
Regarding "American impressionist" painting.
4 40 S. J. Shrubsole Corp., New York, N.Y. 1975
Regarding four George III silver candlesticks.
4 41 Salzman, John 1978
4 42 Samuels, John S., III 1975, undated
Contains newspaper clippings.
4 43 Satterfield, Phil (Chameleon Gallery) 1974- 1975
Regarding Wyeth painting and The Seven Deadly Sins by Hieronymus Bosch.
4 44 Schrecker, Frank 1976
Regarding Aelbert Cuyp artwork.
4 45 Schwartz, Barbara Fog undated
4 46 Scott, Charles F. 1983
Regarding Ralph Earl portrait.
4 47 Scott, Dwight, H. (Mrs.) 1975
Regarding Hasbrouck watercolors and Charles P. Gruppe.
4 48 Scott, Henry C. 1973
Regarding Charles Ewing (portrait of Scott's great grandfather) by Thomas Sully.
4 49 Scull, Barclay (estate of) 1974
4 50 Senior, John L. 1981- 1983
Regarding Tom Thumb Coach.
4 51 Sevilla Art Studio, Ltd., New York, N.Y. 1978, undated
Regarding Tropical Moss by Ernest Lawson. 4 52 Shaw, Mrs. John E. B. 1974
4 53 Shepardson, Betsy 1981- 1983, undated Regarding 2 Nudes on Green Paper by Mahonri Young.
4 54 Sherk, Lincoln A. 1975
Regarding Robert Salmon and Hart artwork.
4 55 Shippee, Nathan M. 1973- 1973, undated Regarding Helen M. Hinds portrait of child and baby, 1891. Photograph included.
4 56 Shoenberg, John M. 1973
4 57 Shrecker, Vera 1976
4 58 Shufro, Judy 1979- 1980
4 59 Simon, Charles 1978- 1979
Regarding Untitled by Patrick Henry Bruce and Overseas Highway by Ralston Crawford.
4 60 Singer, Al undated
Contains contact information only.
4 61 Singer, Nancy 1972
4 62 Sirak, Howard 1975
Regarding "Gauguinesque" artwork by Pablo Picasso.
4 63 Skal, Susan 1980
Contains contact information only.
4 64 Skowhegan School of Painting, New York, N.Y. 1975- 1977
Regarding Sailboat and Evergreen by John Marin.
4 65 Sligo, The Marquess of, County Mayo, Ireland 1972
5 1 Sloan, Dorothy 1987- 1988
Regarding Battle of San Saba, attributed to Jose de Paez. Includes photographs.
5 2 Smith, Gregory B., Sr. 1976- 1977
Regarding Raeburn portrait.
5 3 Smith and Watson, New York, N.Y. undated
Photograph of Chippendale carved dining chairs. 5 4 St. John Art International Inc., New York, N.Y. (Bruce St. John) 1972, 1980- 1981
5 5 St. L. O'Toole, James 1973
Regarding Davidson's opinion that O’Toole’s "Stuart material" is not work of Gilbert Stuart, but a copy.
5 6 Stanford, Charles W. 1973
Regarding Edward Hopper, John Wollaston, and Jasper Cropsey artwork.
5 7 Sterling Management Corporation, New York, N.Y. 1977- 1980
5 8 Steven Straw Co. 1976- 1980
Regarding Edgar Degas commission and Straw's bankruptcy scandal.
5 9 Stolen Bronze 1981
Regarding information about stolen bronze by Rodin from resident of Miami Beach, Fla.
5 10 Sturbridge (Old Sturbridge Village, Henry J. Harlow) 1976
Regarding Ralph Earl portraits.
5 11 Sussman, Lila 1980
Regarding Straits of Messina by Warren Sheppard.
5 12 Taylor, Dorothy (Mrs. H. Lloyd) 1971- 1972
Regarding Jo Davidson busts.
5 13 Taylor, Peter 1976- 1980
Regarding Rembrandt Peale portrait of Thomas McKean.
5 14 Teze, Blanche Fabry 1976
Regarding Duex Femmes Et Enfant A la Fontaine by Pablo Picasso.
5 15 Thayer, Walter N. 1973
5 16 Thompson, J.J. 1974- 1975
Regarding Victory by Augustus St. Gaudens.
5 17 Tikoo, Ravi 1974
Newspaper clipping only.
5 18 Towers and Ruben Galleries, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. 1981
Regarding Scallop Boats at Peconic Bay by Irving R. Wiles.
5 19 Towers Gallery 1980
Regarding The Actor by John White Alexander.
5 20 Trenton, Pat 1975
5 21 Tudor, Tasha 1977- 1978
Regarding Eastman Johnson painting.
5 22 Turner, Oliver E. 1971
Regarding Pennsylvania Township by John Kane.
5 23 Turner, Sally 1971
Regarding Frederic Remington bronzes.
5 24 Union Club 1975
Regarding The Trooper by Frederic Remington. Photograph included.
5 25 United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America 1982
5 26 Usui, Bumpei 1978
Regarding Reclining Nude by Yasuo Kuniyoshi.
5 27 Van Rensselaer, Mrs. H.B., Jr. (Anne Winston Botsford) 1971- 1974
Regarding John Singleton Copley paintings.
5 28 Vanacore, Michael 1979
5 29 Vandervelde, Lee 1975
Regarding Dancers by Edgar Degas and Portrait of Mme. Zborowski by Amedeo Modigliani.
5 30 VanDeventer, Anne (Baltimore Museum of Art) 1974
Regarding Carroll portraits.
5 31 Vigmostad, Rolf 1974
Regarding Jasper Cropsy landscape painting.
5 32 Vydra, Jana 1975- 1979
Regarding George Pock painting.
5 33 Wachenheim, Edward, III 1985
Regarding Pan, Emersed by K. Noland.
5 34 Walker, Dorothy 1973- 1978
Regarding Yasuo Kuniyoshi lithographs, Head of a Women by Andre Derain, Head of a Woman in Profile by Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Verlaine and Portrait of a Man(Pere Ubu series) by George Roualt, Delmonico Building by Charles Sheeler, and Seated Woman by Raphael Soyer.
5 35 Walker, Maynard 1972- 1986
5 36 Wallace, Ansley W. (Addison Ripley Gallery Ltd.) 1983
5 37 Wanderman, Dorothy (Mrs. Seymour S.) 1978- 1979 Regarding Caravaggio painting.
5 38 Ward, Clare McVickar 1979
Regarding estates of Albert Bierstadt and Frederik Hendrik de Haas.
5 39 Wasserman, Helene undated
5 40 Webster, James (James Webster Associates) undated
Contains contact information only.
5 41 Waterbury, Lester E. 1974
5 42 Weitzner, Nicholas H. 1972- 1983
5 43 Wyeth family 1975- 1986
Correspondence with Nicholas Wyeth, newspaper clippings, and some photographs of Andrew Wyeth's work.
5 44 Wyeth family - Bregler Collection of Thomas Eakins 1985
5 45 Zogbaum, Rufus 1984
Regarding his Gettysburg murals.
5 46 Miscellaneous undated
Contains correspondence with Donald Fothringham, Robert C. Lawrence III, and Andrea Henderson.
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Series II: Edward Sprague Jones Correspondence, 1975-1977 0.25 Linear feet
This series contains mainly outgoing correspondence of Edward Sprague Jones, an employee of Peter Davidson, though some incoming replies are included. The correspondence consists of Jones' attempts to find prospective art pieces or purchasers, and several letters that refer to completed purchases.
Box Folder Date
6 1 B - C 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Barnes, Thora (Mrs. Richard)
Clemente, Alexander O. (Erie Public Museum and Planetarium)
Cook, Christopher (Addison Gallery of American Art)
Coudert & Brothers (William Rand)
Cushing, Harry C. IV
Cutler, Mrs. Alexander B. (University of Maine at Orono Art Galleries)
Cutler, Robert (Acoustiguide)
6 2 D - F 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Dodworth, Allen (Boise Gallery of Art)
Doty, Robert (Akron Art Institute) Driskell, David C. (Carl Van Vechten Gallery of Fine Arts, Fisk University)
Duane, James (James Duane & Co.)
Duell, Charles
Emery, John J.
Francis, Rev. Elmer F.
6 3 He - Ho 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Hedin, Gordon
Henderson, Gertrude (Mrs. Ralph)
Hendrickson, William H.
Henning, Robert, Jr. (Museum of Fine Arts)
Hickman, Ronald (Phoenix Art Museum)
Holland, Eugenia Calvert (Maryland Historical Society)
Holverson, John (Portland Museum of Art)
6 4 Ho - I 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Hotton, Julia (Brooklyn Museum)
Howard, Frank (Provident National Bank)
Humphrey, Rev. Gerald W.
Hurley, Donald J. (Goodwin, Procter & Hoar)
Iglehart, I. W.
Ingersoll, Paul M. (Provident National Bank)
Institute of Heraldry (Adel Richey, Charles Spittler)
6 5 J - Ke 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Jewett, George F., Jr.
Jones, Claude E. E.
Jones, Louis C. (New York Historical Association)
Kansas (University of Kansas Museum of Art, Gridley M. Smith)
Karro, David
Kelly, William Boulton
6 6 Ki - Ko 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Kidder, Henry M. (Seward & Kissel)
Kins, Gloria
Klemmer, Raymond J.
Kley, Ronald J. (Maine State Museum)
Knight, Betsy (Barn Gallery Associates, Inc.)
Kojic, Zorin
Kowalek, Jon W. (Tacoma Art Museum)
6 7 L 1975- 1977 Correspondents include:
Labanish, John (Western Pennsylvania Historical Society)
Lansdown, Robert R. (Woolaroc Museum)
Lee, Philip Henry, Jr.
Lesser, Bud
Levy, David E. (James Duane & Co.)
Library of Congress
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (Amyas Ames)
Little, Nina Fletcher (Mrs. Bertram K.)
Loring, Augustus
6 8 Ma - Me 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Magee, Christopher W.
Magee, David (Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York)
Malone, Mary E.
Manske, Cecilia (Gibbes Art Gallery)
Martin, John Rupert
Masters, R. H.
Mayhew, Brandon
Melfe, Thomas
6 9 Mi 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Michels, Joseph P. (Museum of Fine Arts)
Middendorf, W. Kennedy
Middlebury College (John Spencer)
Milbank, Mrs. Wetmore
Milin, M.
Miller, Jo
Miller, Jozach IV
TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 10 Mo - Mu 1975- 1977 Summary Information Correspondents include: Historical Note Scope and Content Note Moon, John C. (Colonial Williamsburg) Arrangement Administrative Information Moore, Benjamin Allston, Jr. (Buist, Moore, Smythe & McGee)
Related Materials Moore, Roger (Ropes & Gray) Controlled Access Headings Collection Inventory Morrin, Peter, (Vassar College Art Gallery) Series I: Subject Files, 1966-1988 Mundt, Alice (Worcester Art Museum) Series II: Edward Sprague Jones Murray, F. S. Key Correspondence, 1975- 1977 6 11 Na - Ni 1975- Series III: Artist Files, 1977 1971-1991 Series IV: Stock Books, Correspondents include: undated Series V: M. Knoedler & Nassau County Museum (Edward J. Smits) Co., Inc. Material, 1942- 1972 National Museum Finland Find Near, Pinkney (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)
Neely, Mark E., Jr. (Lincoln National Life Foundation)
Nickerson, Adams H. (Nickerson and Waterman)
Nickerson, Martin H.
6 12 No - O 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Norton, Mrs. Richard W. (R. W. Norton Art Gallery)
Noyes, Hugh
Nozynski, John Henry (Tennessee Fine Arts Center)
O’Brien’s Art Emporium
Osgood, William B.
Ostrow, Stephen E. (Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design)
6 13 Pa - Pe 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Page, Addison Franklin (J. B. Speed Art Museum)
Parker, Harry S., III (Dallas Museum of Fine Arts)
Parker, Michael
Patton, John M. S.
Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor (Richard D. Healy)
Pearman, Sir James (Conyers, Dill & Pearman)
Peltz, Dallas.
6 14 Pe - Pu 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Peters, Barbara
Petree, Jay
Peyser, Frederick M., Jr.
Pierson, Richard N., Jr.
Poole, Alan K.
Pulling, Thomas L.
Purrington, Philip F. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Whaling Museum)
6 15 Ra - Ri 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Rahnema, Maryam
Randall, Richard H., Jr. (Walters Gallery)
Redmond, Sara D.
Rentschler, Henry A.
Rentschler, James P.
Richter, Horace.
6 16 Ro - Ru 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Roosevelt, Elizabeth E. Rosa, Joyce
Rousmaniere, J. A. (National Art Museum of Sport)
Rovetti, Paul F. (William Benton Museum of Art)
Russell, Archibald
Russell, W. Hamilton
Russell, Mariette
Rutkowski, Walter (Cohen Memorial Museum of Art)
6 17 Sa - Sc 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Sadik, Marvin S. (National Portrait Gallery)
Sailer, Henry P. (Covington and Burling)
Salm, Peter A.
Samson, Hugh
Samuels, John S., III
Sands, James
Scanlon, Carole (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
Schlageter, Robert W. (Cummer Gallery of Art)
Schulte, Anthony M. (Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.)
6 18 Se - Sm 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Selje, Richard
Simmons, Richard J.
Simpson, William F.
Slack, W. Cameron (Maryland National Bank)
Slavin, Richard E., III (Fenimore House)
Smith, C. Arthur, Jr.
Smith, Ralph K. (Sage, Gray, Todd & Sims)
6 19 Sp - St 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Spear, Richard E. (Allen Memorial Art Museum)
Spencer, John (Middlebury College)
Stanton, Louis L., Jr. (Carter, Ledyard and Milburn)
Stewart, William A. W., III
Stott, Frederic A.
Stryker, Mrs. A. Bartlet
6 20 T - V 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Talbot, William S. (Cleveland Museum of Art)
Teilman, Herdis B. (Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute)
Thomas, M. W., Jr. (Fenimore House)
Thompson, Tina (Mrs. Henry Burling III) True, Leroy (Nantucket Historical Association)
Union League of Philadelphia (Maxwell Whiteman)
United States Cavalry Museum
Vroman, Barent S., Jr. (Maine National Bank)
6 21 Wa - We 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Wall, Alexander J. (Old Sturbridge Village)
Wall, Charles Cecil
Wallower, William
Warrum, Richard L. (Indianapolis Museum of Art)
Webb, Bryan
Webber, Pat (Mrs. Rex Payson)
Weekes, James H.
Weekes, Townsend U.
6 22 We - Wi 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Weldon, Jack
West, Charles
West, Richard V. (E.B. Crocker Art Gallery)
Whitlock, John J. (Brooks Memorial Art Gallery)
Williams, Mrs. Douglas
Wilmerding, James W.W.
Windels, Arthur
Windels, Mary Ann (Mrs. R.)
Winton, Michael
6 23 Wo - Wr 1975- 1977
Correspondents include:
Wohl, Alice (Mrs. Helmut)
Wolfe, Townsend, III (Arkansas Arts Center)
Woolverton, Ethel (Mrs. William H.)
Workman, David T.
Wright, William B., Jr.
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Series III: Artist Files, 1971-1991 7.0 Linear feet
The artist files contain information about artwork offered by Peter H. Davidson & Co. They are arranged first by artist and then by artwork. At a minimum, the files usually include a photograph of the artwork and a description. The descriptions usually include the artist name, birth and death dates, title of the piece, medium, size, date of execution, short narrative, list of previous owners, and a list of exhibitions the piece appeared in. Some files may also contain research notes and material about the piece, invoices for restoration, correspondence regarding provenance research or restoration, or in rare cases, exhibit loan agreements. There is a notebook containing information about photographs for re-ordering purposes, as well as a folder of slides at the end of the series.
Box Folder Date
7 1 Alexander, John White, 1856-1915 - The Actor undated
Folder marked: sitter E.A. Southern? 7 2 American School - Hancock Memorial engraving undated
7 3 American School - Ice Fishing undated
7 4 American School - Niagara Falls undated
7 5 American School - Portrait of a Man undated
7 6 American School - Portrait of Philip Titus Heartt undated
7 7 American School - Three Boys Playing undated
Folder marked: attributed to James Henry Beard?
7 8 Arms, John Taylor, 1887-1953 - From Knoedler's Window undated
7 9 [Bariand], H. - Portrait of a Young Girl With Book undated
7 10 Barnard, George Grey, 1863-1938 - Abraham Lincoln undated
7 11 Beal, Gifford, 1879-1956 - The Circus Performer on Horseback, Bringing undated Home the Christmas Tree
[no photograph] double-sided painting
7 12 Beal, Gifford, 1879-1956 - Bird Hunting in Winter undated
[no photograph]
7 13 Beaux, Cecilia, 1855-1942 - New England Landscape undated
7 14 Becker, Otto - Custer's Last Fight 1988
[no photograph]
7 15 Bellows, A. F. (Albert Fitch), 1829-1883 - Untitled (boy on beach) undated
[no photograph]
7 16 Bellows, George, 1882-1925 - Basketball 1978
7 17 Bellows, George, 1882-1925 - Evening 1978- 1979
7 18 Bellows, George, 1882-1925 - Nude Reclining 1978
7 19 Bellows, George, 1882-1925 - Polo at Lakewood 1979
7 20 Bellows, George, 1882-1925 - The Rescue 1978
7 21 Bellows, George, 1882-1925 - A Stag at Sharkey's 1979- 1980
7 22 Bellows, George, 1882-1925 - Take Him Out undated
7 23 Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975 - Negro and Alligator undated
[no photograph]
7 24 Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975 - new school murals undated
[no photograph]
7 25 Berman, Eugene, 1899-1972 - Rigoletto 1980
7 26 Berninghaus, Oscar E. (Oscar Edmund), 1874-1952 - Indian Fight 1978
[no photograph]
7 27 Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902 - Mount Hood, Oregon 1982- 1986
7 28 Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902 - Mountain Landscape undated
7 29 Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902 - The Old Mill 1979
7 30 Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902 - Woodland Scene - Early Autumn 1978
7 31 Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902 - Apotheosis of the West 1974- 1975
7 32 Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902 - Woodland Scene 1978
7 33 Bingham, George Caleb, 1811-1879 - Interior With Figures: Night Scene undated
7 34 Bingham, George Caleb, 1811-1879 - Lighter Relieving a Steamboat 1971- Aground 1978
8 1 Bodmer, Karl, 1809-1893 - Head of an Antelope (Male Pronghorn) undated
8 2 Bodmer, Karl, 1809-1893 - Pasesick-Kaskutau, an Assiniboin Indian undated
8 3 Bodmer, Karl, 1809-1893 - The Word of Life, and Old Piegan in Mourning undated
8 4 Bonnard, Pierre, 1867-1947 - Paravent A Quatre Feuilles undated
[no photograph]
8 5 Bonington, Richard Parkes, 1801-1828 - Palace of the Dodge, Venice undated
8 6 Boudin, Eugène, 1824-1898 - Étaples 1985
8 7 Bourdelle, Emile Antoine, 1861-1929 - The Archer undated
[photograph only]
8 8 Bourdelle, Emile Antoine, 1861-1929 - Head of Apollo 1977- 1980
8 9 Bourdelle, Emile Antoine, 1861-1929 - The Sculptress Resting 1977
8 10 Brandt, Carl Ludwig, 1831-1905- Souvenir of Mexico 1989
8 11 Brauner, Olaf M., 1869-1947 - By the Shimmering Sea 1981- 1982
[no photograph]
8 12 Brewort, Sellin - Connecticut Landscape undated
8 13 Bricher, Alfred Thompson, 1837-1908 - Marine Scene 1978
8 14 Bricher, Alfred Thompson, 1837-1908 - Coastal Scene undated
8 15 Bristol, [?] - New Hampshire Landscape undated
[photograph only]
8 16 Brown, George Loring, 1814-1889 - Morning, A View of Mount Pellegrino undated and Portion of the Harbor of Palermo, Italy
8 17 Bruce, Patrick Henry, 1881-1936 - Peinture / Nature Morte 1978- 1979
8 18 Brush, George de Forest, 1855-1941 - Portrait of Mittie undated
[no photograph]
8 19 Buffalo Bills Wild West Show, Paris, 1889 (photographs) 1977- 1979
8 20 Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967 - Sunflower undated
8 21 Burt, James, fl. 1835-1849 - The Mill Pond undated
8 22 Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976 - Standing Sculpture undated
[photographs only]
8 23 Caravaggio, Cecco del, fl. ca. 1610-1620 (attributed to) - Two Musicians 1950- 1979 8 24 Carlsen, Emil, 1853-1932 - Still Life With Dead Game 1983- 1985
8 25 Carmiencke, Johann Hermann, 1810-1867 - Harbor View - Narrows From 1988- Staten Island 1989
[no photograph]
9 1 Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926 - Portrait of a Baby in a High Bonnet undated
9 2 Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926 - Boy Standing in Tall Grasses 1972, 1978
9 3 Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926 - Mother Berthe Holding Her Baby undated
[no photograph]
9 4 Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926 - Mrs. Robert Simpson Cassatt undated
[no photograph]
9 5 Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926 - Tondo Mural for Harrisburg Statehouse (no. undated 1)
9 6 Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926 1977
[no photographs]
9 7 Chadwick, Lynn, 1914-2003 - Parachutist undated
9 8 Champney, Benjamin, 1817-1907 1979
9 9 Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 - The Battle of Lexington undated
[no photograph]
9 10 Chase, William Merritt, 1849-1916 - Near the Beach, Shinnecock undated
9 11 Child, Edwin B. undated
9 12 Chinese School undated
9 13 Cobb, Cyrus, 1834-1903 - Portrait of a Standing Girl undated
9 14 Cole, Thomas, 1801-1848 - Mount Merino, Near Hudson 1987- 1988
9 15 Cole, Thomas, 1801-1848 - Sunset on the Arno undated
9 16 Colles, Gertrude - Edna Monroe Barnard undated
9 17 Coomer, Mark - Cante Flamenco 1978
9 18 Constable, John, 1776-1837 - Suffolk 1986- 1988
9 19 Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815 - Mrs. Duncan Stewart undated
[no photograph]
9 20 Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815 - Captain Timothy Folger (Foulger) 1989- 1990
9 21 Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815 - Portrait of Hugh Montgomerie, 12th undated Earl of Eglinton (1739-1819)
9 22 Crawford, Josephine Marien, 1878-1952 undated
9 23 Cropsey, Jasper Francis, 1823-1900 - Autumn 1987- 1988
9 24 Cropsey, Jasper Francis, 1823-1900 - View Near Greenwood Lake 1975- 1978
9 25 Curran, Charles C. (Charles Courtney), 1861-1942 - In the Orchard undated
9 26 Curran, Charles C. (Charles Courtney), 1861-1942 - Plow Scene undated
[photographs only]
9 27 Cuyp, Aelbert, 1620-1691 - Landscape: Evening Effect - The Flight Into 1976- Egypt 1977
10 1 Davies, Arthur B. (Arthur Bowen), 1862-1928 - Nude Reclining Woman undated
10 2 Davies, Arthur B. (Arthur Bowen), 1862-1928 - Potentia undated
[no photograph]
10 3 Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964 - Ivy League 1977
[no photograph]
10 4 Debré, Olivier, 1920-1999 - Nature Morte undated
10 5 Debré, Olivier, 1920-1999 - Figure, vert jaune undated
10 6 Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917 - Dancers undated
10 7 Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917 - La Toilette undated
[no photograph]
10 8 De Glehn, Wilfrid-Gabriel, 1870-1951 - Sherrewogue Pond 1989
10 9 de Haas, Mauritz Frederik Hendrik, 1832-1895 - Isle of Shoals, Maine 1978
10 10 de Haas, Mauritz Frederik Hendrik, 1832-1895 - An Offshore Breeze, Isle 1978- of Shoals, Maine 1979
10 11 Delin, Charles, 1756-1818 - Portrait of a Man undated
[photograph only]
10 12 Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935 - Acrobats 1979
10 13 Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935 - Rooftops, Provincetown 1979
10 14 Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935 - In Vaudeville: Soldier and Girlfriend undated
10 15 Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935 - Wildflowers and Seascape (double-sided 1979 painting)
10 16 Derain, André, 1880-1954 - Head of a Woman undated
10 17 Dewing, Thomas Wilmer, 1851-1938 - Idealized Head 1986
10 18 Dewing, Thomas Wilmer, 1851-1938 - Seated Woman undated
10 19 Dickinson, Preston, 1889-1930 - Grain elevators and Architectural 1978 Theme (double-sided painting)
10 20 Dickinson, Preston, 1889-1930 - High Bridge 1978- 1979
10 21 Dickinson, Preston, 1889-1930 - Water Tower at High Bridge 1977- 1987
10 22 Dunn, Harvey, 1884-1952 - The Scout 1977
10 23 Dupré, Jules, 1811-1889 - Landscape with Church Spire undated
10 24 Durand, A. B. (Asher Brown), 1796-1886 - June 1979- 1980
10 25 Duveneck, Frank, 1848-1919 - Portrait of a Man 1979- 1980
10 26 Duveneck, Frank, 1848-1919 - Portrait of a Young Woman 1979
10 27 Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916 - The Artist and His Father Hunting Reed- 1982- Birds, Perspective Study 1983
10 28 Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916 - Sketch for the Agnew Clinic undated
10 29 Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916 - Phidias Studying for the Frieze of the undated Parthenon
[photograph only]
10 30 Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916 - Portrait of Monsignor James P. Turner undated
[no photograph]
10 31 Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916 - William Rush and His Model 1980- 1985
[folder 1 of 2]
11 1 Earl, Ralph, 1751-1801 - Boys in a Park undated
11 2 Earl, Ralph, 1751-1801 - Girls in a Grape Arbor undated
11 3 Earl, Ralph, 1751-1801 - Susanna Young (Mrs. Gershom Burr) undated
11 4 Ebert, Charles H., 1873-1959 - Abandoned Dory undated
[no photograph]
11 5 Ebert, Charles H., 1873-1959 - Along Shore, Greenwich undated
11 6 Ebert, Charles H., 1873-1959 - The Beach undated
[no photograph]
11 7 Ebert, Charles H., 1873-1959 - Circa 1790 Connecticut undated
11 8 Ebert, Charles H., 1873-1959 - Country Store, Monhegan undated
[no photograph]
11 9 Ebert, Charles H., 1873-1959 - Early Spring Shower undated
[no photograph]
11 10 Ebert, Charles H., 1873-1959 undated
[no photographs]
11 11 Ebert, Charles H., 1873-1959 - Fog undated
[no photograph]
11 12 Ebert, Charles H., 1873-1959 - May, The Ebert House of on Lyme Street undated
[no photograph]
11 13 Ebert, Charles H., 1873-1959 - Monhegan Harbor, ca. 1911 undated
[no photograph]
11 14 Ebert, Charles H., 1873-1959 - Monhegan Harbor, ca. 1929 undated
[no photograph]
11 15 Ebert, Charles H., 1873-1959 - Old Homestead undated
11 16 Ebert Studio Collection undated
11 17 Ecuadorian School - Chorrera figure undated
[photograph only]
11 18 Eicholtz, Jacob, 1776-1842 - Samuel Baillie and Mrs. Samuel Baillie 1980
11 19 Ensor, James, 1860-1949 - Ensor at the Harmonium undated
[no photograph]
11 20 European School - Antique pedestal, 15th century undated
[no photograph]
11 21 Fanning, William H. W. (William Henry Windsor), b. 1861 - Niagara Falls 1988- with Rainbow 1989
11 22 Farny, Henry François, 1847-1916 - The Buffalo Trail undated
11 23 Farny, Henry François, 1847-1916 - Buffalo Trail over the Divide undated
11 24 Farny, Henry François, 1847-1916. - New Territory 1980
11 25 Farny, Henry François, 1847-1916 (attributed to) undated
11 26 Feke, Robert, ca. 1705-1750 - Captain William Stoddard 1989- 1990
11 27 Feke, Robert, ca. 1705-1750 - Charles Willing 1977
11 28 Fery, John C., 1859-1934 - Jackson Lake Wyoming undated
11 29 Field, Robert, 1769?-1819 - Alexander Hamilton 1977- 1979
11 30 Flannagan, John Bernard, 1895?-1942 (attributed to) - Cat and Kitten undated
[photographs only]
11 31 Flannagan, John Bernard, 1895?-1942 - Cobra and Mongoose undated
11 32 Forain, Jean Louis, 1852-1931 - Avocat Au Tribunal 1977- 1979 11 33 Fraser, Charles, 1782-1860 - Niagara Falls From Above - Figure with undated Parasol
11 34 Fraser, Charles, 1782-1860 - Niagara Falls From Below - Figures and undated Boats
11 35 Frieseke, Frederick C. (Frederick Carl), 1874-1939 - The Garden Parasol undated
11 36 Frieseke, Frederick C. (Frederick Carl), 1874-1939 - Girl with Mirror undated
[photographs only]
11 37 Frieseke, Frederick C. (Frederick Carl), 1874-1939 - Landscape: France undated
[photographs only]
11 38 Frieseke, Frederick C. (Frederick Carl), 1874-1939 - Portrait of Madame undated Frieseke
11 39 Frieseke, Frederick C. (Frederick Carl), 1874-1939 - Portrait with Vase of undated Flowers
11 40 Frieseke, Frederick C. (Frederick Carl), 1874-1939 - Reclining Nude undated
12 1 Furness, John Mason, b. 1763 - Judge Samuel Barrett undated
12 2 George, Eric, b. 1881 - Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Hite undated
12 3 Gifford, Sanford Robinson, 1823-1880 - Kauterskill Clove, In the Catskills undated
12 4 Gluckmann, Grigory, 1898-1973 - At the Bar undated
12 5 Gluckmann, Grigory, 1898-1973 - Early Morning undated
12 6 Gluckmann, Grigory, 1898-1973 - The Finish undated
12 7 Gluckmann, Grigory, 1898-1973 - Rondo Capricioso undated
12 8 Gridley, Enoch G. - George Washington 1975
12 9 Grose, Daniel Charles, 1838-1900 - Black Canyon of the Gunnison, undated Colorado
12 10 Hajdu, Etienne, 1907-1996 - Petit Personnage undated
12 11 Hallett, Étienne Sulpice, 1755-1825 - Architectural drawing - The Capital, undated Washington D.C.
12 12 Hamlin, Louise - Fruit Stand 4 and Fruit Stand 7 undated
[no photographs]
12 13 Hart, William, 1823-1894 - Coastal Scene undated
12 14 Hartley, Marsden, 1877-1943 - Berlin Abstraction 1976- 1978
12 15 Hartley, Marsden, 1877-1943 - Military 1977
[no photograph]
12 16 Hartley, Marsden, 1877-1943 - Painting no. 50 undated
12 17 Hartley, Marsden, 1877-1943 1977- 1978
12 18 Hartwick, George Gunther, fl. 1847-1877 - Landscape undated
[photograph only]
12 19 Hartwick, George Gunther, fl. 1847-1877 - Skating Near New Haven undated
12 20 Hassam, Childe, 1859-1935 - Duke Street, Newport 1979
12 21 Hassam, Childe, 1859-1935 - Late Afternoon 1983
12 22 Hedley, Ralph, 1848-1913 - Colonel Fox Showing the Duke of Cambridge undated His New Bayonet Exercise Aldershot
[no photograph]
12 23 Henner, Georg, fl. 1775-1788 - Study of a Woman undated
[photograph only]
12 24 Henri, Robert, 1865-1929 - The Dancer 1987
12 25 Henri, Robert, 1865-1929 - M. Knoedler, M. Kronberg, M. Henri undated
12 26 Hitchins, H. - New England Cornfield undated
12 27 Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910 - Crossing the Pasture undated
12 28 Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910 - The Grand Discharge, Lake St. John 1978
12 29 Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910 - Looking Out undated
[no photograph] 12 30 Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910 (attributed to) - Pasture Scene undated
12 31 Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910 - Landlock Salmon (Uncle Willie's Fish) undated
12 32 Smith, Francis Hopkinson, 1838-1915 undated
[photographs only]
12 33 Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967 - Shipyard, Rockland (Maine), 1926 undated
12 34 Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967 - Summer Evening undated
12 35 Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967 - Two Comedians 1978- 1979
12 36 Hudson, Cary - Boats on the River undated
12 37 Hudson, Cary - The Clipped Hedge undated
12 38 Hutson, Charles Woodward, 1840-1936 undated
[no photographs]
13 1 Ingham, Charles Cromwell, 1796-1863 undated
13 2 Inman, Henry, 1801-1846 undated
13 3 Inness, George, 1825-1894 - Etretat, Normandy undated
13 4 Italian School - 17th Century - Grand Canal, Venice and Still Life undated
[photographs only]
13 5 Italian School - Grotto Scene undated
[no photograph]
13 6 Ives, Chauncey Bradley, 1810-1894 undated
[no photograph]
13 7 Jennys, William, fl. 1795-1807 - Portrait of a Man 1978
13 8 Johnson, Eastman, 1824-1906 - Dr. Wybrandus Hendricksz 1971- 1990
13 9 Johnson, Eastman, 1824-1906 - James Brown Family undated
13 10 Johnson, Eastman, 1824-1906 - John Carter Chandler and Philip Johnson undated Wilson as a Boy
13 11 Johnson, Eastman, 1824-1906 - The Brown Family undated
[photographs only]
13 12 Jones, Purcell - Dressing the Bride undated
13 13 Jones, Purcell - Lady Standing In Landscape undated
13 14 Jones, Purcell - Lady and Two Gentelmen in Theatre Setting undated
13 15 Jones, Purcell - Man in Red Tights, Two Women and Boy undated
13 16 Kane, John, 1860-1934 - Pennsylvania Township undated
13 17 Karfoil, Bernard, 1886-1952 - Mother, Child and Goat 1979
13 18 Kensett, John Frederick, 1816-1872 - Beverly Beach undated
13 19 Kensett, John Frederick, 1816-1872 - Evening on the Hudson undated
13 20 Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971 - Vermont 1985
13 21 Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949 - Clown with Drum undated
13 22 Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949 (attributed to) - Clown with Mandolin 1977- 1978
13 23 Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949 - Peaches on Blue Cloth undated
13 24 Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949 - Rose Clown undated
13 25 Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949 - Study for Roberto undated
13 26 Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949 - Tumbler undated
13 27 Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953 - Actress undated
[photographs only]
13 28 Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953 - Bather with Cigarette undated
13 29 Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953 - Bull undated
[photographs only] 13 30 Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953 - Cow undated
13 31 Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953 - Cow Milking undated
[photographs only]
13 32 Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953 - Landscape undated
[photographs only]
13 33 Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953 - Landscape with House undated
[photographs only]
13 34 Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953 - Reclining Nude undated
13 35 Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953 - Skaters undated
[photographs only]
13 36 Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953 - Still Life, Bowl of Fruit undated
13 37 Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953 - Still Life with Open Drawer undated
[no photographs]
13 38 Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953 - Three Generations 1977- 1978
13 39 Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953 - Vase of Flowers undated
14 1 Lachaise, Gaston, 1882-1935 undated
[photographs only]
14 2 La Farge, John, 1835-1910 - On the Bayou Teche, Louisiana Morning undated
14 3 La Farge, John, 1835-1910 - Derby Window undated
14 4 Lamb, Adrian, 1901-1989 (copy after Alfred Jacob Miller) - Sir William 1986- Drummond Stewart Threatened by the Crow Indians 1991
14 5 Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769-1830 - Portrait of Mrs. Ramsbottom undated
14 6 Lawson, Ernest, 1873-1939 - Connecticut Landscape undated
14 7 Lawson, Ernest, 1873-1939 - Landscape, Segoria undated
[photograph only]
14 8-9 Lawson, Ernest, 1873-1939 - White Woods undated
14 10 Lawson, Thomas Bayley, 1807-1888 - Portrait of Daniel Webster undated
[photograph only]
14 11 Loemans, Alexander François, ca. 1817-1898 - Landscape with Grand undated Teton Peak
14 12 Luks, George Benjamin, 1867-1933 - The Cabby undated
[photograph only]
14 13 Luks, George Benjamin, 1867-1933 - Day Nurse 1985
14 14 Luks, George Benjamin, 1867-1933 - Little Gray Girl 1977
14 15 Lynch, James - The Apache 1977
14 16 Lynch, James - A Fifth of July 1988
14 17 Lynch, James - Halloween undated
14 18 Lynch, James - Malibu undated
14 19 Macrum, George Herbert, b. 1888 - Snow and Steam undated
[photographs only]
14 20 Manship, Paul, 1885-1966 - Indian and Pronghorn Antelope undated
[no photograph]
14 21 Marin, John, 1870-1953 - Boats: Lake Champlain 1988
14 22 Marin, John, 1870-1953 - My Hell-Raising Sea undated
14 23 Marin, John, 1870-1953 - Sailboat and Evergreen undated
14 24 Marin, John, 1870-1953 - Movement - Sky and Grey Sea 1978
14 25 Marquet, Albert, 1875-1947 - Marseille, 1912 undated
14 26 Marquet, Albert, 1875-1947 - Sargent de Ville undated
14 27 Marsh, Reginald, 1898-1954 - New Gotham Burlesk undated
[no photograph]
15 1 Maurer, Alfred Henry, 1868-1932 - The Black Cape 1978
15 2 Maurer, Alfred Henry, 1868-1932 - Cafe Scene undated
15 3 Maurer, Alfred Henry, 1868-1932 - Jeanne 1977
15 4 Maurer, Alfred Henry, 1868-1932 - Mademoiselle Renee 1981
[no photograph]
15 5 Maurer, Alfred Henry, 1868-1932 - Study for Jeanne 1977
15 6 Mayer, Constant, 1831-1911 - Girl Selling Flowers undated
15 7 Melrose, Andrew, 1836-1901 - New York Harbor and the Battery 1977
[no photograph]
15 8 Metcalf, Eliab, 1785-1834 - Portrait of Francis Holland Nicoll undated
[photograph only]
15 9 Micou, Virginia - View of Niagara Falls undated
[verso photograph only]
15 10 Millet, Francis Davis, 1846-1912 - Baltimore Harbor undated
15 11 Millet, Francis Davis, 1846-1912 - The Widow 1989
15 12 Modigliani, Amedeo, 1884-1920 - Portrait of Mme. Zborowska undated
15 13 Monet, Claude, 1840-1926 - Belle-Isle-En-Mer undated
15 14 Monet, Claude, 1840-1926 - Bras de Seine pres de Giverny, 97 undated
15 15 Monet, Claude, 1840-1926 - Church at Bennecourt 1975
15 16 Monet, Claude, 1840-1926 - Portrait of a Child undated
15 17 Moore, Abel Buell, 1806-1879 - Portrait of Harriet Lane Hillhouse undated
15 18 Moore, Abel Buell, 1806-1879 - Portrait of Cornelius Cuyler Shuyler undated
15 19 Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926 - Grand Canal, Venice undated
[photographs only]
15 20 Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926 - Schuylkill River 1978
15 21 Mount, Shepard Alonzo, 1804-1868 - Portrait of Eliza Ann Mills undated
15 22 Mount, Shepard Alonzo, 1804-1868 - Portrait of William Wickham Mills undated
[photographs only]
15 23 Mount, Shepard Alonzo, 1804-1868 - Portrait of Charlotte Smith undated
15 24 Mount, Shepard Alonzo, 1804-1868 (attributed to) - Side of a Barn #1 1978
15 25 Mount, Shepard Alonzo, 1804-1868 (attributed to)- Side of a Barn #2 1978
15 26 Mount, Shepard Alonzo, 1804-1868 - Study of a Negress 1978
15 27 Mount, William Sidney, 1807-1868 - The Cove 1978
15 28 Mount, William Sidney, 1807-1868 - Creek With Row Boat 1978
15 29 Mount, William Sidney, 1807-1868 - The Edmund Thomas Smith Place undated
15 30 Mount, William Sidney, 1807-1868 - The Farmhouse at St. George Manor undated
15 31 Mount, William Sidney, 1807-1868 - Kitchen in Old Seabury House, 1984- Setauket, L. I. 1988
15 32 Mount, William Sidney, 1807-1868 - The Lucky Throw 1979
[no photograph]
15 33 Mount, William Sidney, 1807-1868 - Manor House undated
15 34 Mount, William Sidney, 1807-1868 - Old Woodhill Homestead 1978
15 35 Mount, William Sidney, 1807-1868 - Portrait of Edmund T. Smith (Ned undated Smith)
15 36 Mount, William Sidney, 1807-1868 - William Wickham Mills Smith 1979, 1985
15 37 Mount, William Sidney, 1807-1868 - Portrait of Mrs. Edmund T. Smith undated (Amanda M. Smith)
[photographs only]
16 1 Mount, William Sidney, 1807-1868 - The Thomas H. Mills House undated
16 2 Mount, William Sidney, 1807-1868 - The Thomas Strong Farm undated
16 3 Mount, William Sidney, 1807-1868 - Winding Up 1977
16 4 Nadelman, Elie, 1882-1946 - Circus Woman 1977
16 5 Nadelman, Elie, 1882-1946 - Man in Top Hat 1981
[no photograph]
16 6 Nadelman, Elie, 1882-1946 - Tango: A Pair of Figures undated
[no photograph]
16 7 O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986 - Black Cross with Red Sky undated
[no photograph]
16 8 O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986 - Skunk Cabbage undated
[includes photocopies of O'Keefe letters]
16 9 Oudry, Jacques Charles, 1720-1778 - Musician's Studio 1976- 1978
[no photograph]
16 10 Peale, James - Fruit in Dish undated
16 11 Peale, Raphaelle, 1774-1825 - Portrait of Mr. De Haven and Portrait of undated Mrs. De Haven
16 12 Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860 (attributed to) - Portrait of a Man 1978
16 13 Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860 (attributed to) - Thomas McKean undated
16 14 Peale, Sarah Miriam, 1800-1885 - Portrait of a Woman 1978
[no photograph]
16 15 Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926 - Across East River undated
16 16 Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926 - Pennelliana (collection of correspondence, undated sketches, etc.)
16 17 Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926 - Charing Cross Station, London undated
16 18 Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926 - Colleoni Statue, Venice undated
16 19 Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926 - Philadelphia etchings undated
[no photographs]
16 20 Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926 - Lower Broadway undated
16 21 Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926 - Pall Mall East London undated
16 22 Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926 - The Putney Bus undated
16 23-25 Peto, John Frederick, 1854-1907 undated
17 1 Peto, John Frederick, 1854-1907 - Still Life with Orange 1982
17 2 Peto, John Frederick, 1854-1907 - Tabletop with Violin undated
17 3 Peto, John Frederick, 1854-1907 - Rack Picture with Portrait of Lincoln 1984- 1989
17 4 Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973 - Head of a Woman undated
[photographs only]
17 5 Pock, G. - Christ and His Disciples undated
[photographs only]
17 6 Pollack, Jackson, 1912-1956 - Bowl (enamel on Limoges porcelain) 1978- 1981
17 7 Prendergast, Charles, 1863-1948 - Study for a Rug undated
17 8 Prendergast, Maurice Brazil, 1858-1924 - Docks, East Berlin undated
17 9 Prendergast, Maurice Brazil, 1858-1924 - Gloucester undated
[no photograph]
17 10 Prendergast, Maurice Brazil, 1858-1924 - Merry-Go-Round undated
17 11 Prendergast, Maurice Brazil, 1858-1924 - Old Town, St. Malo undated
17 12 Prendergast, Maurice Brazil, 1858-1924 - Paris Scene, School Girls with 1986 Nun
17 13 Prendergast, Maurice Brazil, 1858-1924 undated
17 14 Pupini, Biagio (attributed to) - Madonna and Child 1977- 1978
17 15 Raffaëlli, Jean François, 1850-1924 - Les Buvears D'Absinthe 1977
17 16 Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909 (attributed to) - Cowboy on Horseback undated
[photograph only]
17 17 Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909 - Downing the Nigh Leader 1978
[no photograph]
17 18 Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909 - Horse's Head (study for larger version 1978 of The Bronco Buster)
17 19 Renoir, Pierre Auguste, 1841-1919 - Madame Renoir et son fils, Pierre undated
17 20 Renoir, Pierre Auguste, 1841-1919 (attributed to) - Nature Morte au undated Verre de Vin
17 21 Renoir, Pierre Auguste, 1841-1919 - Still Life - Melon and Flowers undated
17 22 Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957 - Paysage de Fontenay undated
17 23 Robinson, Theodore, 1852-1896 - The Miller's Daughter undated
17 24 Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978 - Boy, Dog, and Cow 1980
17 25 Rouault, Georges, 1871-1958 - Carlota undated
17 26 Rouault, Georges, 1871-1958 - Pere Ubu undated
[photograph only]
17 27 Rouault, Georges, 1871-1958 - Portrait of Verlaine 1980
[photograph only]
17 28 Rush, William, 1756-1833 - Benjamin Franklin 1981
17 29 Russell, Charles M. (Charles Marion), 1864-1926 - The Ambush 1981
[no photograph]
18 1 Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907 - Diana 1981
18 2 Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907 - Diana (bronze half-size model) 1981- 1990
18 3 Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907 - Diana (cement) 1978
18 4 Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907 - Diana of the Tower (head) undated
18 5 Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907 - Diana of the Tower 1978
[no photograph] 18 6 Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907 - Silence 1982- 1983
18 7 Saint-Memin, Charles Balthazar Julien Ferret de, 1770-1852 - Portrait of undated Joseph Baker
18 8 Salmon, Robert, 1775-ca. 1848 - Outward Bound, Long Island Head 1979
18 9 Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925 - Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland 1982- 1986
18 10 Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925 - Mother of Tom McMahon undated
[photograph only]
18 11 Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969 - Anger undated TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summary Information Historical Note 18 12 Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969 - Atlantic City undated Scope and Content Note Arrangement Administrative Information Related Materials 18 13 Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969 - Man with Wildflowers undated
Controlled Access Headings Collection Inventory
Series I: Subject Files, 18 14 undated 1966-1988 Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969 - Riot on Carol Street
Series II: Edward Sprague Jones Correspondence, 1975- 1977 18 15 Sheeler, Charles, 1883-1965 - Delmonico undated Series III: Artist Files, 1971-1991 Series IV: Stock Books, [photograph only] undated Series V: M. Knoedler & 18 16 Soyer, [?] - Seated Woman 1982- Co., Inc. Material, 1942- 1986 1972
Find 18 17 Spangenberg, Friedrich - Triumph of the American Union 1986- 1991
18 18 Stella, Joseph, 1877-1946 - Slender Green Stalk undated
18 19 Stella, Joseph, 1877-1946 - Thistle and Flowers undated
[no photograph]
18 20 Stella, Joseph, 1877-1946 - works sold at auction undated
[no photographs]
18 21 Street, Robert, 1796-1865 - Portrait of Two Boys and a Dog 1981
19 1 Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828 - Madame Jerome Bonaparte (Elizabeth 1978 Patterson)
[no photograph]
19 2 Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828 - Portrait of John Jay undated
19 3 Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 - Little Red Riding Hood undated
[photograph only]
19 4 Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 - Marquis de Lafayette undated
19 5 Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 - The Nereid Doto undated
19 6 Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 - Portrait of a Young Man undated
19 7 Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 - Study for the Nereid Doto undated
[no photograph]
19 8 Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 (attributed to) - Helen, Charlotte and Caroline 1970 Otis
19 9 Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 - Philip J. Schuyler undated
19 10 Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 - Mrs. Philip J. Shuyler undated
19 11 Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 - Portrait of Mr. Tevis and Portrait of Mrs. undated Tevis
19 12 Terry, Luther, 1813-1869 - Italian Girl in a landscape 1970
19 12b Theus, Jeremiah, ca. 1719-1744 - Daniel Ravenel at Chelsea undated
19 12c Theus, Jeremiah, ca. 1719-1744 - Mrs. Daniel Ravenel at Chelsea undated
19 13 Thompson, Jerome, 1814-1886 - Noonday in Summer undated
19 14 Tom Thumb Coach undated
19 15 Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de, 1864-1901 - drawing undated
[no photograph]
19 16 Twachtman, John Henry, 1853-1902 - Connecticut Landscape undated
19 17 Twachtman, John Henry, 1853-1902 - End of the Pier, New York undated
19 18 Twachtman, John Henry, 1853-1902 - prints file 1981- 1985
20 1 Utrillo, Maurice, 1883-1955 - Ancien Logement du Gouverneur undated
20 2 Utrillo, Maurice, 1883-1955 - Paris Street Scene undated
[photographs only]
20 3 Heemskerck van Beest, Jacoba van, 1876-1923 - Seascape with a Union 1988- Ship Capturing a Slave Ship 1989
[no photograph]
20 4 Van Gorder, Luther Emerson, 1857-1931- Landscape undated
20 5 Vedder, Elihu, 1836-1923 - Mediterranean Coastal Scene -- Coast on a undated Windy Day
20 6 Velde, Bram Van, 1895-1991 - Composition 1978
20 7 Vibert, J. G. (Jehan Georges), 1840-1902 (attributed to) - African Warrior undated
20 8 Whittredge, Worthington, 1820-1910 - Platte River Landscape undated
20 9 Witkowski, Karl, ca. 1860-1910 undated
20 10 Wollaston, John, 1710-1775? - Charles Carroll of Duddington undated
20 11 Wollaston, John, 1710-1775? - Mary Carroll (Mrs. Ignatius Digges) 1977- 1979
20 12 Woodhouse, Betty Burroughs undated
[no photograph]
20 13 Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009 - Antler Crown undated
[no photograph]
20 14 Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009 - Blizzard undated
[no photograph]
20 15 Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009 - The Captains House undated
[no photo]
20 16 Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009 - Dam Breast 1975
20 17 Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009 - The Duel undated
20 18 Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009 - Equinox undated
20 19 Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009 - Line Banks 1977- 1979
20 20 Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009 - Open and Closed undated
20 21 Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009 - The Porch undated
20 22 Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009 - Tomorrow the Outer Shoals undated
[no photograph]
20 23 Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009 - Wood Scoot undated
20 24 Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009 - New Ice undated
20 25 Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009 - Erickson undated
20 26 Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945 - Indian and Panther 1986- 1987
20 27 Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945 - Illustration (man with pipe undated and telescope)
20 28 Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945 - Met Life murals 1986
20 29 Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945 - Pastoral of the Southwest undated
20 30 Zogbaum, Rufus Fairchild, 1849-1925 - Hunter Shooting a Deer undated
20 31 Photograph Record for Re-Order (notebook) undated
20 32 Slides undated
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Series IV: Stock Books, undated 0.5 Linear feet
The stock books contain photographs and descriptions for works of art offered by Peter H. Davidson & Co., Inc. The descriptions usually include the artist name, birth and death dates, title of the piece, medium, size, date of execution, short narrative, list of previous owners, and a list of exhibitions in which the piece appeared in. In most cases, these materials are mirrored in the Artist Files series above.
Box Folder Date
21 1 Current Stock - Volume I - American - Gallery Set undated
21 2 Current Stock - Volume I - American undated
21 3 Current Stock - Volume II - American undated
21 4 Current Stock - Volume IV - American undated
21 5 Current Stock - Volume VI - American undated
21 6 Sold Stock - Volume I - American undated
21 7 Sold Stock - Volume II - American undated
21 8 Sold Stock - Volume III - American undated
21 9 Sold Stock - Volume I - European undated
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Series V: M. Knoedler & Co., Inc. Material, 1942-1972 1.25 Linear feet
This series contains materials originating from M. Knoedler & Co., Inc. It is unclear whether the materials were used by Peter during his tenure at the firm, or if they belonged to his father, William F. Davidson, or both. The materials include artist files, research files, two account ledger books, and two files regarding personal art collections.
Box Folder Date
22 1 Artist Files - Chadwick, Lynn 1961- 1968
Contains biographical information, photographs of artwork, and sales sheet noting purchaser and date for each piece sold.
22 2 Artist Files - LaMotte, Bernard 1967- 1968
Contains biographical information, photographs of artwork, and sales sheet noting purchaser and date for each piece sold.
22 3 Artist Files - Lanskoy, Andre 1966- 1968
Contains biographical information, photographs of artwork, and sales sheet noting purchaser and date for each piece sold.
22 4 Artist Files - Oudot, Roland 1965- 1968
Contains biographical information, photographs of artwork, and sales sheet noting purchaser and date for each piece sold.
22 5 Artist Files - Rubens, Peter Paul - Daniel in the Lions Den 1960s
Contains correspondence, photographs, and other documents pertaining to controversial American purchase of painting. Four mounted photographs (some color) and five duplicates are stored in MS Oversize Box A.
22 6 Artist Files - Viera Da Silva 1966- 1968
Contains biographical information, photographs of artwork, and sales sheet noting purchaser and date for each piece sold.
22 7 Collection of Electra Havemeyer Webb Fund undated
Contains restoration details and photographs of works before and after restoration. Artists include Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Rembrandt and Jean Baptiste Camille Corot.
23 1 Ledger 1951
Records sales, commissions, and other incoming and outgoing payments.
23 2 Ledger 1952- 1953 Records sales, commissions, and other incoming and outgoing payments.
23 3 Prints and Negatives undated
Contains several "sporting" photographic prints. Eight packets of negatives were removed to cold storage.
23 4 Research Files - Dance, George (portrait drawings) 1959
Contains lists of George Dance drawings and biographies of portrait subjects.
23 5 Research Files - Eur. (European portraits) 1960
Contains reports, notes, source material, and biographical information.
23 6 Research Files - James I undated
Descriptions and provenance of portraits of James I and family.
23 7 Research Files - Maximilian Collection (Brazilian ethnology) - 1972 memorandum and prospectus
23 9 Research Files - Maximilian Collection (Brazilian ethnology) - partial 1964 translation of Maximilian's book
23 8 Research Files - Maximilian Collection (Brazilian ethnology) - related 1970 publications
24 1 Research Files - Modern French Artists 1957
Biographical chronologies of Modern French artists such as Cezanne and Degas.
24 2 Scrapbook of "Paintings in the Collection of Lily Pons and or Andre 1942- Kostelanetz" 1946
Contents removed from book. Contains photographs and sales receipts. Artists include Pierre Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Raoul Dufy, Georges Roualt, Joan Miro, Camille Pissarro, and Marie Laurencin.
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