JAMES W. WEBB (BRITISH c.1825-1895)
Shipping off a Jetty,
oil on canvas
75 x 127 cm (29 1/2 x 50 in.)
signed lower left

PROVENANCE
Christie`s New York, July 25, 2007, lot 165
Collection of Bernard Winters, Armonk, New York (acquired at the above auction)

Bernard J. Winters was a philanthropist and art collector who was captivated by Russian icons. Over a fifty-year period, he worked closely with Sotheby`s, Christie`s, and private collectors to cultivate his collection. His monumental icons, as well as those purchased from Natalie Hays Hammond, daughter of John Hays Hammond, diplomat, were some of his favored items.