: An unsigned marine painting of "The Frigate USS Congress
at Sunset" brought an exceptionally robust $457,000 at Skinner's
March 3 sale of American and European paintings. While not a
record, it was close. The vessel is thought to be pictured at
anchor in Boston Harbor in 1861.
Another marine painting did achieve a record, however. Jonas
Lie's 1920 "Vesper," which was among a group of works
deaccessioned by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, sold for
$88,125 to a phone bidder who was busy throughout the sale.
A complete report of the sale will appear in a future issue.
-Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo.
