New York Skyline from the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Provenance

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. James Jemail, New York, New York

Angela Gross Folk, New Jersey

Estate of above

Sale, Freemans, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 20, 2023, lot 24, from above

Related Works

Brooklyn Bridge, oil on canvas, 19½ x 25¼ inches, signed lower right; Private collection

Moonlight over Brooklyn Bridge, oil on canvas, 18⅛ x 30⅜ inches, signed lower right; Private collection

Note

Johann Berthelsen depicts the East River, spotted with a variety of shipping vessels, and the skyline of Lower Manhattan in the distance. The artist created numerous depictions of Manhattan from across the river, typically featuring one of the city’s iconic bridges overhead.

James (Jimmy) Jemail worked as a writer-photographer for The Daily News for over fifty years, interviewing presidents, celebrities, and socialites.

Angela Gross Folk collected an impressive array of art over forty years, amassing notable works of American impressionism and modernism.