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Wreck of the "Ancon" in Loring Bay, Alaska
Albert Bierstadt (American (born in Germany), 1830–1902)
1889
Medium/Technique
Oil on paper mounted on Masonite
Dimensions
35.88 x 50.16 cm (14 1/8 x 19 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815–1865
Accession Number47.1250
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
InscriptionsLower right: ABierstadt [AB in monogram]
ProvenanceUntil his death in 1902, the artist. Rholfs Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. About 1913, George Good, Brooklyn; by inheritance to his widow. 1945, Frances Tarbox (b. 1874 - d. 1959), New York. 1945, sold by Victor Spark (dealer), New York to Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963) and Martha Codman Karolik (b. 1858 - d. 1948), Newport, RI; 1947, gift of Martha Codman Karolik to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1947)