Valencia Oranges
Artist
William Joseph McCloskey
American, 1859–1941
Date1889
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions11 1/8 × 24 in. (28.3 × 61 cm)
Frame: 19 1/8 × 32 × 4 1/4 in. (48.6 × 81.3 × 10.8 cm)
Frame: 19 1/8 × 32 × 4 1/4 in. (48.6 × 81.3 × 10.8 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Ann and Jim Goodnight
Terms
- still lifes
Object number2018.9.3
On View
On viewProvenance**Created United States, 1889; collection of the artist. [William O’Leary & Co. Fine Arts, Detroit, MI] [1]; [Babcock Galleries, New York] [2]; Rebecca Dalesio, New York [3]; private collection, Sedona, AZ; [Grogan & Co., Boston, June 11, 2017, no. 21, illus. (color)]; [Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York]; sold to NCMA, 2018 [4].
[1] Per label on verso.
[2] Per label on verso.
[3] Per label on verso. Rebecca Dalesio was the wife of Babcock Galleries, owner, Carmine Dalesio (d. 1959).
[4] Sold to NCMA with funds provided by Ann and Jim Goodnight.
[1] Per label on verso.
[2] Per label on verso.
[3] Per label on verso. Rebecca Dalesio was the wife of Babcock Galleries, owner, Carmine Dalesio (d. 1959).
[4] Sold to NCMA with funds provided by Ann and Jim Goodnight.
Published ReferencesNancy Dustin Wall Moure, Partners in Illusion: Alberta Binford and William J. McCloskey (exhibition catalogue) (Santa Ana, CA: The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, 1996), 87, no. 89.16W.
“McCloskey’s Oranges Oil Brings $488,000 at Grogan’s,” Antiques and The Arts Weekly (June 12, 2017), illus. (color) (https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/iconic-mccloskey-oil-of-valencia-oranges-brings-488000-at-grogans, accessed August 8, 2018).
Rick Russack, “Grogan Sees Robust Results as Paintings Lead the Way,” Antiques and the Arts Weekly (June 20, 2017), illus. (color) (https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/grogan-sees-robust-results-as-paintings-lead-the-way, accessed August 8, 2018).
Reagan Upshaw, “Spoken Too Soon,” Reagan Upshaw Fine Art Blog: https://www.reaganupshawfineart.com/spoken-too-soon/,accessed January 29, 2019.
Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo, “An Engagement Ring and Art Work at Grogan,” Maine Antiques Digest (September 2017), 19-B, illus. (b-w).
aura Beach, “American Art Fair Makes Connoisseurship Its Calling Card,” Antiques and the Arts Weekly (December 19, 2017), illus. (color) (https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/american-art-fair-makes-connoisseurship-its-calling-card, accessed August 8, 2018).
Exhibition History(possibly) New York, NY, American Art Galleries, “Fifth Prize Fund Exhibition,” by April 26–after June 9, 1989, no. 184 (as Valencia Oranges).
Detroit, MI, Detroit International Fair, “First Fine Arts Exhibition,” September 17–28, 1889, cat. p. 38, no. 163 (as Valencia Oranges).
New York, NY, Bohemian National Hall, “American Art Fair,” November 12–15, 2017 (Hirschl & Adler Galleries booth).
New York, NY, Park Avenue Armory, “Winter Antiques Show,” January 19–28, 2018 (Hirschl & Adler Galleries booth).
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present.
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