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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Richmond Slave Market Auction

ArtistLefevre James Cranstone(1822-1893)

British, 1822 - 1893

Date1862
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions19 5/8 x 27 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.
Signedl.l., on depicted barrel: [artist's monogram] 1862
Inscription(s)verso, on center stretcher member, in black marker: A8
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2018.8
ClassificationPainting
Provenance(Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY); purchased by William J. Middendorf [b.1924]; (Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY); purchased by Jay P. Altmayer [1915-1999], AL, 1967; to Estate of Jay P. Altmayer, AL, 1999; to (Christie’s Private Sales, New York, NY), 2018; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2018
On ViewNo
Richmond Slave Marke…19.6 × 27.6 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 74× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.

Richmond Slave Market Auction by Lefevre James Cranstone | Crystal Bridges