Emil Carlsen : Still-life : chrysanthemums, 1885.

Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]
oil on canvas
26 x 46 inches | 25-3/4 x 46 inches | 25-3/4 x 46-1/4 inches

Signed: At lower left and dated. ‘S. Emil. Carlsen. 85 -‘.

Archives of American Art #: 71000097, 00040008, 63005948, 61070071

Provenance:
1997 William Doyle Galleries, New York, NY
1985 Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, NY
1982 Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, NY
1982 Christie’s Auction House, New York, NY
c. 1978 Estate of Elizabeth W. Shelden
1978 Trosby Galleries, Palm Beach, FL
1972/6? Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, NY (4940)
c.1960s? Private Collection of Herbert Grossberg, Brooklyn?, NY?
1885 Emil Carlsen, the artist

Exhibitions:
1985 Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, NY, December 5.
1984 Santa Fe East Galleries, Santa Fe, NM, “19th Century American Still Life Exhibition”, x-x.
1982 Christie’s Auction House, New York, NY, December 3.
1978 ACA (Art Dealer’s Association of America, Inc.) Galleries, New York, NY, “American Flower Painting: 1850-1950“, April 1-22.
1972 Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL, “American Masters 1872-1972″, February 25 – March 26.

References
– Sotheby Sale Cat., No. 5407, December 5, 1985, Lot #171. Illustration: Sotheby Sale Cat., No. 5407, December 5, 1985, Lot #171
– Santa Fe East Galleries, Santa Fe, NM, Exhibition Catalog, “19th Century American Still Life Exhibition”, x-x, 1984, Illustrated: color.
– Christie’s Auction House, New York, NY, Sale Catalog, December 3, 1982, lot #138.
– ACA (Art Dealer’s Association of America, Inc.) Galleries, New York, NY, Exhibition Catalog, “American Flower Painting: 1850-1950“, April 1-22, 1978, “Peonies and Kang Hsi Vase”, not illustrated.
– Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL, Exhibition Catalog, “American Masters 1872-1972″, February 25 – March 26, #10, not illustrated.
– Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL, Museum Bulletin, Exhibition List, 1972.
– Loan List for the Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL, American Masters 1872-1972 Exhibition, February 9, 1972.
– “Unknown Book Entry on Emil Carlsen” provided by Patricia Weiner Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, page 472, illustrated: B&W.

Notes:
– Hirschl & Adler Galleries provided provenance they knew on June 30. 2015 via email with Eric Baumgartner. Their provenance does not jive with information from the Birmingham Museum Exhibition.
– Received information from Mary Villadsen, Associate Registrar of Collections and Loans from the Birmingham Museum of Art July 6, 2015.

Price:
1997 – ?
1971 – $22,000 USD (Insurance Value)
1985 – ?