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June 22, 2024: Premier Americana - Day Four

Sat, Jun 22, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Portraits
Lot 2497

OLIVER FRAZER (KENTUCKY, 1808-1864) ATTRIBUTED PORTRAIT OF WILLIE HOOD

Estimate: $500 - $800
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OLIVER FRAZER (KENTUCKY, 1808-1864) ATTRIBUTED PORTRAIT OF WILLIE HOOD (1845-1863), oil on canvas, bust-length depiction of young Willie in a black suit, his black hair curled at his ears, no signature located. Housed in its original gilt and gesso frame. Circa 1863. 29" x 24" sight, 40" x 34 1/2" sight. 
Literature: Pennington - Lessons in Likeness: Portrait Painters in Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley.
Catalogue Note: Willie Hood was accidentally shot and killed by one of his schoolmates at St. Mary's College, near Lebanon, KY, on January 8, 1863. He is buried at the Ryder Cemetery in Lebanon, Marion Co., KY. According to the consignor, Frazer completed this portrait shortly after Willie's death. His parents and sister never took it out of the crate. His sister, Florie, died without issue in 1915. The portrait was purchased at her estate sale by Mrs. J. LaMotte Spalding, my great-uncle's wife.
Oliver Frazer (1808-1864) was born in Fayette County, Kentucky. Familiar with the work of Matthew Harris Jouett and Thomas Sully, Frazer also studied in Paris with Antoine-Jean Gros in 1834. While there, he met Thomas Couture and G. P. A. Healy. Upon his return to Lexington in 1838, he opened a studio and quickly became a recognized portraitist in the area, especially known for his portraits of Henry Clay's family. He also married Matthew Harris Joust's niece, Martha Bell Mitchell. research is ongoing.

Condition

Portrait in excellent condition with no repairs or restoration evident, frame with some typical losses and wear. 

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Property of a Charlottesville lady. By decent from her Kentucky relatives.