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Lot 353
Description:
George Robert Bonfield (American, 1805-1898), "Running Ashore on the Florida Coast", oil on canvas, signed lower right, signed and dated "1863", with "Newman Galleries, Philadelphia" label and remnants of a typed label reading "This picture represents the running ashore of the Steamer...of New York - about year 1850 - with a..." en verso, 16 in. x 30 1/4 in., framed.
- Notes: Note: Steamship travel in the 19th c. was plagued by disasters such as fires and the running aground of ships, as depicted in the present lot, in which a ship heads towards the Florida coast dotted with palms, prickly pear cactus, and flamingos.
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January 30, 2010 10:00 AM CST
New Orleans, LA, US
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