John La Farge American, 1835-1910
Portrait of Faase, The Taupo of Fagaloa Bay, Samoa, 1891
Watercolor and gouache on board
19 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches
48.9 x 39.4 cm
48.9 x 39.4 cm
Signed and inscribed at lower right: Taupo Faase Janry 1891 / Near Vaiala John LaFarge / Samoa
Provenance
[Doll & Richards, Boston, Massachusetts, 1900]; to[Theodore-Charles-Ange Coquelin, Paris, France, c. 1903-1907]; to
The artist, 1907;
[American Art Association-Anderson Art Galleries, New York, March 9, 1910, lot 96]; to
Mrs. Edwin C. Moran, New York; to
Estate of Mrs. Edwin C. Moran, New York; to
[James Graham & Sons, New York, 1966];
[Sale: Sotheby's, New York, December 1, 2004, lot 19]; to
Private collection, until the present