CHARLES C. CURRAN

(American, b. 1861, d. 1942)

“On the Cliff ” Executed 1910 Oil on canvasCharles Courtney Curran (American, b. 1861, d. 1942)

Signed Chas C. Curran and dated 1910 atlower right

30 by 30 inches Carved giltwood frame Reference:Curran Record Book: 162/11

Provenance:Gift, 1924

Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana, 1924Sotheby’s, New York, sale, September 26, 1990, lot 138

Exhibited:Latos Club, date unknown

The Art Institute of Chicago, 1910 Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1910National Academy of Design, New York, 1911

Poland Springs, 1913American Art Galleries, New York, 1899

Charles Courtney Curran: Seeking the Ideal, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis Tennessee, July 27-0ctober 5, 2014;

Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 1, 2014-January 31, 2015; Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina,

February 20-May17, 2015, exhibition catalogue no. 53, p.103.

“Portrait of Charles C. Curran” Executed 1931Oil on canvas

Alphaeus Philemon Cole, N.A. (American, b. 1876, d. 1988)Signed and dated Alphaeus P. Cole, A.N.A.

1931 at lower left 36 by 28 inches Carved giltwood frame

Exhibited:American Art Galleries, New York, 1899

Charles Courtney Curran: Seeking the Ideal, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis Tennessee, July 27-0ctober 5, 2014;

Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittsburgh1 Pennsylvania, November 1, 2014-January 31, 2015; Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina, February 20-May 17, 2015,

exhibition catalogue no. 39, p.82-83.

Literature:Michael Quick, introduction, Artists by Themselves;

Artist Portrafts from the National Academy of Design (New York and Seattle, Washington: Universiiy of Washington Press, 1983},

illustrated oncover.

“Breath of the Wild Azaleas”Executed 1920

Oil on canvas mounted on masonite Charles Courtney Curran(American, b. 1861, d. 1942)

Signed Charles C. Curran at lower left 22 by 18 inchesGilt frame

Reference:Curran Record Book: 196/15

Provenance:The Estate of the Artist Kaycee Benton

Sale to current owner, 1980

Exhibited:Allied Artists Alliance, New York, 1922

Joseph D. Gill, Springfield, Massachusetts Latos Club, 1938

‘The Peris” Executed 1898Oil on canvas mounted to board

Charles Courtney Curran(American, b. 1861, d. 1942)Signed Chas. C. Curran, titled, and dated

1898 along lower edge18 by 32 inches

Ornate 19 111 century carved giltwood frameReference:

Curran Record Book: 144Provenance:

Acquired directly from the artist by William T. EvansCharles C. Glover, Washington. D.C., circa1908

Private Collection, PhiladelphiaSkinner Auction, sale, November 10, 1989

Exhibited:The Lotos Club, 1898 Colonial Club, 1899

American Beauty- The Rose in American Art1800-1920, Berry Hill Gallery, New York, May - July 1997

Peris 1900: ‘The American School’ at the Universal Exposition, The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey, September 18, 1999-January 16, 2000; Museum of American Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, February 11 - April 16, 2000; Columbus Museum of Art, May 18-August 13, 2000; Elveh-

jem Museum of Art,September 16-December 3, 2000; Musee

Camavalet, Paris, February 2-May 15, 2001Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900

Charles Courtney Curran: Seeking the Ideal, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis Tennessee, July 27-0ctober 5, 2014; Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 1, 2014-Janu-ary 31, 2015; Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina, February 20-May 17, 2015, exhibi-

tion catalogue no. 22, p.58-59.

“Girl in the Window Seat” Executed 1892Oil on canvas

Charles Courtney Curran(American, b. 1861, d. 1942)

Signed Chas C. Curran at lower right18-1/4 by 26 inchesCarved gilt frame

Reference:Curran Record Book: 140/32 Provenance:

Acquired directly from the artist by Thomas B. Clarke, New YorkSold American Art Galleries, New York, 1899, no.69

Sotheby’s, New York, sale, December 3,1998, lot23

Exhibited:American Art Galleries, New York, 1899

Charles Courtney Curran: Seeking the Ideal, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis Tennessee, July 27-0ctober 5, 2014; Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittsburgh, Penn-sylvania, November 1, 2014-January 31, 2015; Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia,

South Carolina, February 20-May 17, 201.5, exhibition catalogue no. 27, p.68.Literature:

H. Barbara Weinberg, “Thomas B. Clarke”,Art Journal, v. Ill, May 1976, p. 73 (as “Girl

Reading.” Note: Restorations.

‘ “The Green Jacket and White Pines” Executed 1922

Oil on canvas mounted on masoniteCharles Courtney Curran

(American, b. 1861, d. 1942)Signed Charles C. Curran N.A. at lower right22 by 18 inches Carved gilt frame Reference:

Curran Record Book: 208/9 Provenance:The Estate of the Artist Kaycee BentonSale to current owner, 1980 Exhibited:

Salamagundi Club, New York, April 1923Joseph D. Gill, Springfield, Massachusetts.

“Self Portrait”Executed 1890 Oil on canvas

Charles Courtney Curran(American, b. 1861, d. 1942)

Signed, dated, and annotated Paris at lower right21 by 17 inches

Molded gilt frame

Provenance:National Academy of Design until 1934

Purchased from Stanley Liang, grandson of the artist, 1990

Exhibited:American Art Galleries, New York, 1899 Charles Courtney Curran: Seeking the Ideal, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis Tennessee, July 27-0ctober

5, 2014; Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 1, 2014-January31, 2015;

Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina, February 20-May

Note: Extensive history by artist’s hand on reverse.

“Portrait of Ulysses T. Curran” (father of the artist)Executed 1885Oil on board

Charles Courtney Curran (American, b. 1861, d. 1942)Signed Chas. C. Curran, dated 85, and

annotated NY at lower right17 by 12 inches

Carved wooden frame by Ulysses Curran,signed verso

Provenance:Estate of the Artist

Collection of Vincent Stranger, 1969 Private Collection, Cragsmoor, New York, 1981

Purchased by the current owner at the Barnacle, Cragsmoor, New York, April 12, 1982

Exhibited:Cragsmoor Artists (Past and Present 1885-

1975), Cragsmoor Free Library, 1975, catalog no. 10Cragsmoor Free Library

and Ulster County Community College, August 1-September 24,1976

“The Sirens” Executed 1893 Oil on canvas

Charles Courtney Curran (American, b. 1861, d. 1942)Signed and dated 1893at lower right

18 by 32 inchesFrame designed by Stanford White Reference:

Curran Record Book no. 141/8

Provenance:Commissioned directly from the artist by Stanford White, 1893

Sold at American Art Galleries, New York, 1907, no.49Gift from and architect to apparel designer Beatrice Donin (1893-1981). c. 1940’s- 60’s, New York

By family descent to nephew Ralph Donin, New Rochelle, New YorkBy family descent to a private New England collectorSkinner Auctions, Boston, sale, May 21, 2010, lot 327

Exhibited:National Academy of Design, 1893

(Thomas B. Clarke prizewinner)

Charles Courtney Curran: Seeking the Ideal, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis Tennessee,

July 27-0ctober 5, 2014; Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 1, 2014-January 31, 2015;

Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina, February 20-May 17, 2015, exhibition catalogue no. 19, 54-56.

Reverie”Oil on canvas

Charles Courtney Curran (American, b. 1861, d. 1942)Signed Chas C. Curran at lower right

14-1/2 by 18 inchesContemporary Sanford White gilded frame

Provenance:James D. Julia, Boston, sale, January 30- February 1, 2013,

inventory no. 9-28165, lot1192

Note:Canvas lined; retouched throughout; craquelure.

“Wind on the Cliff ” Executed 1930

Oil on masoniteCharles Courtney Curran

(American, b. 1861, d. 1942)Signed Charles C. Curran, N.A. and dated 1930 at lower right,

titled and inscribed to reverse30 by 40 inches

Molded gilt frame Reference:Curran Record Book: 236-5

Provenance:The Estate of the Artist

Kaycee BentonSale to the present owner, 1980

Exhibited:New York Society of Painters, 1931

Lotos Club, Summer 1939 Allied Artists Association, 1940

“The Red Balloon” Executed 1885 Oil on canvas

Charles Courtney Curran(American, b. 1861, d. 1942)

Signed Chas. C. Curran, dated 1885, and annotated Paris at lower left

8-1/2 by 8-1/2 inchesCustom frame

Provenance:DuMouchelles Rne Art, September, 2011, lot 2012

Exhibited:Charles Courtney Curran: Seeking the Ideal,

Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis Tennessee, July 27-0ctober 5, 2014; Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 1,

2014-January 31, 2015; Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina, February 20.May 17,

2015, exhibition catalogue no. 12, p. 45

Note: Mentioned in letter by Grace Cullan

Untitled (Moorish Courtyard with pool) (Alhambra)Oil on board

Charles Courtney Curran (American, b. 1861, d.1942)Signed Charles C. Curran at lower left

10 by 8 inchesGilt frame

The Supreme Temple”Oil on canvas

Charles Courtney Curran (American, b. 1861, d. 1942)Signed Charles C. Curran, N.A., annotated

and dated Peiping 1936, and titled at lower right, and titled and inscribed to the reverse

17 -3/ 4 by 22 inches Molded gilt frame

Reference:Curran Record Book no. 262/25 Provenance:

Skinner, Boston, sale, September 6, 1991, lot 269

“View of Dome of St. peter’s from the Pincian Garden”Executed 1921Oil on board

Charles Courtney CurranAmerican, b. 1861, d. 1942

Signed Charles C: Curran, N.A. and dated 1921 at lower left8 x 10.25 inches

Molded gilt frame

Provenance: Mystic Fine Arts, August 28 1991, lot 211

“The Harvest Moon - August”, Illustration forSt. Nicholas Magazine

Ink wash on paper Charles Courtney Curran

(American, b. 1861, d. 1942) Signed Charles Curran at lower left 6 by 8-1/4 inches

Matted and framed

“Swiss Village” (The Swiss Pavilion at the 1900 Paris Exposition)

Executed 1900 as an illustration for St. Nicholas MagazineOil on canvas en grisaille Charles Courtney Curran

(American, b. 1861, d. 1942)Signed Chas. C. Curran and

inscribed “Paris” at lower right; annotations on canvas verso16 by 11 inches

Parcel painted wood frame Provenance:Saugerties Antique Auction, 2012