Henry Dousa (French/American, 1820-after 1892)
Sale 1278 - The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part I
Nov 3, 2023
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Live / Cincinnati
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Henry Dousa (French/American, 1820-after 1892)
Prize Bull Portrait
pastel, graphite and crayon on paper signed and dated From Life by / Henry Dousa / Lafayette, Ind. / 1893 further inscribed Young Hamilton at 3 Yr. / No. 4.9. A.P.G.H.B. / Winner of 1st in Class Sweepstake in Class & Grand Sweepstake at World's Fair Chicago 1893. / Property of J.H. Miller, Mexico, Ind. 1893.
16 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches.
Indiana census records document the residence of a John H. Miller (1853-1924) in Miami County, Indiana as early as 1860. By 1880, Miller owned his own farm in Jefferson, a township of Mexico, and census records from 1910 list Miller as the owner of a stock farm there.
pastel, graphite and crayon on paper signed and dated From Life by / Henry Dousa / Lafayette, Ind. / 1893 further inscribed Young Hamilton at 3 Yr. / No. 4.9. A.P.G.H.B. / Winner of 1st in Class Sweepstake in Class & Grand Sweepstake at World's Fair Chicago 1893. / Property of J.H. Miller, Mexico, Ind. 1893.
16 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches.
Indiana census records document the residence of a John H. Miller (1853-1924) in Miami County, Indiana as early as 1860. By 1880, Miller owned his own farm in Jefferson, a township of Mexico, and census records from 1910 list Miller as the owner of a stock farm there.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Born in France, Henry Dousa (1820-1892?) immigrated to the United States in the late 1860s and took up residence in Lafayette and New Castle, Indiana. The 1885 Lafayette City Directory listed Dousa's occupation as "Portrait and Scenic Artist." Little is known of how Dousa became a painter, but over the course of his career, he painted the livestock and farms of his surroundings in a distinctive naive style.
Provenance:
Garth's Auctions, Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008, Lot 24.
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