MARSDEN HARTLEY (American 1877-1943) MT. KATAHDIN NO. 1.

MARSDEN HARTLEY (American 1877-1943) MT. KATAHDIN NO. 1. Charcoal on paper scene shows an outline mountain range with tree in foreground. Housed in a modern wood frame with beige matte having a gilt edge. A “Janie C. Lee” gallery label on reverse. Unsigned. Note: When Caleb Scribner took Marsden Hartley to Katahdin Lake on October 10, 1939, Hartley carried with him an 11 x 14 inch sketchbook. Of the drawings that Hartley did during the eight days he stayed at Cobb’s Camps, five are known to be of the various camps where people stayed. Hartley did four drawings of the mountain, which he numbered 1 – 4. Of the two drawings from the same sketchbook which were not numbered one was given to his friend Carl Sprinchorn the day after Hartley returned to Patten on his way to Bangor and the other drawing is in the Hudson Walker Collection at the Weisman Art Museum. Drawings 2 and 3 were purchased by Hartley’s Niece Norma Berger as the last two transactions in Hartley’s Estate liquidation that ended in 1961. Their whereabouts are unknown today, but No. 4 now resides at Bates College Museum of Art in Hartley’s hometown of Lewiston, Maine, along with two smaller drawings of the mountain not from the sketchbook. Hartley referred to these drawings to make a series of 22 x 28 inch drawings in his Bangor studio which he then used as preliminaries for the large oils. SIZE: Sight: 10-1/2″ x 13-1/2″. PROVENANCE: Chris Huntington Collection. CONDITION: Very good. 9-26321 (9,000-12,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - August 2012

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1035	$0.00	MARSDEN HARTLEY (American 1877-1943) MT. KATAHDIN NO. 1. Charcoal on paper scene shows an outline mountain range with tree in foreground. Housed in a modern wood frame with beige matte having a gilt edge. A “Janie C. Lee” gallery label on reverse. Unsigned. Note: When Caleb Scribner took Marsden Hartley to Katahdin Lake on October 10, 1939, Hartley carried with him an 11 x 14 inch sketchbook. Of the drawings that Hartley did during the eight days he stayed at Cobb’s Camps, five are known to be of the various camps where people stayed. Hartley did four drawings of the mountain, which he numbered 1 – 4. Of the two drawings from the same sketchbook which were not numbered one was given to his friend Carl Sprinchorn the day after Hartley returned to Patten on his way to Bangor and the other drawing is in the Hudson Walker Collection at the Weisman Art Museum. Drawings 2 and 3 were purchased by Hartley’s Niece Norma Berger as the last two transactions in Hartley’s Estate liquidation that ended in 1961. Their whereabouts are unknown today, but No. 4 now resides at Bates College Museum of Art in Hartley’s hometown of Lewiston, Maine, along with two smaller drawings of the mountain not from the sketchbook. Hartley referred to these drawings to make a series of 22 x 28 inch drawings in his Bangor studio which he then used as preliminaries for the large oils. SIZE: Sight: 10-1/2″ x 13-1/2″. PROVENANCE: Chris Huntington Collection. CONDITION: Very good. 9-26321 (9,000-12,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - August 2012 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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