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Lot 347

J.M. Stanley (1814-1872) "Fort Union" Lithograph

Estimate: $200 - $400
Current Bid
$50

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Featured in this lot is this colored lithograph done by John Mix Stanley (1814-1872), printed by Sarony, Major & Knapp, Litho in New York circa late 1800s / early 1900s. In the 1830s, Stanley worked as an itinerant sign and portrait painter, traveling between Detroit and Chicago. In 1839, while in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, he painted Indian figures and landscapes. Three years later, he was in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, collecting Indian material and painting portraits, which he showed in Cincinnati in 1846. In that same year, he followed Colonel Stephen Kearny from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to San Diego California, where he photographed for Kearny's official expedition report. From 1849 to 1850, he toured his Indian Gallery in the East. Despite Congress' refusal to acquire his 150 canvases, the paintings stayed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., until they were destroyed by fire in 1865. Stanley attended Isaac Stevens' Pacific Railway Survey as a photographer and artist from 1853 to 1854. Stanley dedicated the rest of his life to repainting his lost masterpieces and organizing their presentation, sale, and reprint. This piece shows Fort Union and the distribution of goods to the Assinniboines. Fort Union is situated on the eastern bank of the Missouri river, above the mouth of the Yellowstone. It was built by the American Fur Company in 1828, and has from that time been the principal supply store, or depot, of that company. The lithograph reads, "U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys - 47th & 49th Parallels / General Report - Plate XVI / Stanley, Del. / Sarony, Major & Knapp. Litho. 449 Broadway N.Y. / Fort Union, And Distribution of Goods to the Assinniboines". It is set in a wood frame and sits behind glass to preserve its condition. It shows good condition overall with little to no wear present. The visible art measures 7 5/8" L x 9 5/8" W, while the entire piece measures 9 5/8" L x 11 5/8" W x 5/8" D. It weighs 1 pound and 4 ounces.

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