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Mt. Desert, Maine, 1866
William Trost Richards (1833 - 1905)
Oil on canvas
13¾ x 24¼ inches
Signed and dated lower right: WM. T. Richards. 1866.
13¾ x 24¼ inches
Signed and dated lower right: WM. T. Richards. 1866.
Provenance
David Rockefeller (1915–2017)
Private collection, friend of above, gift from above, 2007
Private collection, by descent from above
Sale, Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, May 4, 2024
Note: Mount Desert is a town on Mount Desert Island—the largest island off the coast of Maine. William Trost Richards spent the summer of 1866 on the island.
David Rockefeller, grandson of historical industrialist John D. Rockefeller, was an economist and philanthropist who, alongside his wife Peggy, amassed an impressive collection of art.