William Robertson Coe, Esqr.

Art

Planting Fields

Name/Title

William Robertson Coe, Esqr.

Entry/Object ID

1965.038.001

Description

Oil painting 3/4 length portrait of William Robertson Coe. He is seated with legs crossed in a wooden arm chair, holding a cane, and resting a fedora on his knee. He wears a gray jacket, matching pants, a red vest underneath, with a white neck scarf secured with a jeweled pin. Background is painted brown. Reverse of canvas: "William Robertson Coe Esqr, Oyster Bay New York, Born June 7th 1869, Painted in London July 1930, by Frank O. Salisbury"

Artwork Details

Medium

Painting: Oil on canvas, Oil on Canvas

Collection

Planting Fields Foundation

Cataloged By

Cannarsa

Acquisition

Accession

1965.038.001

Source or Donor

Joyce, Mr. and Mrs. Albert G. Jr.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Salisbury, Frank Owen

Date made

1930

Place

Location

England

Notes

Early Date: 1930 Made: Frank Salisbury

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

In Verso

Transcription

Frank O. Salisbury

Notes

Maker's Mark: Reverse of canvas

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

50 in

Width

40 in

Dimension Notes

Frame: 62 (H) x 52" (W) 6" Molding

Accessories

Notes

Frame: Wood, Gesso, Toned Silver Leaf

Location

Wall

Southeast Corner

Room

Great Hall

Building

Coe Hall

Date

August 16, 2023

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2024.1

Inventoried By

Amanda Massimillio

Inventoried Date

Jun 26, 2024

Inventoried By

Leger

Inventoried Date

May 9, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Joyce Zucker examined painting in 1996 - it is stable, but covered with dust and grime.

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 26, 2006

Notes

1977 Berger Art Conservation, NYC, cleaned and varnished it for $300. 1987 Sherman Art Conservation Studio applied a wax resin lining and Keytone Resin Varnish as protective surface coating.

Valuations

Valuation Type

Appraisal

Value

$38,000.00

Estimator

Joanna Badami

Date

Nov 23, 2008

Notes

Min. Value: 0 Description: Appraisal made on 11/23/2008.

Valuation Type

Appraisal

Value

$38,000.00

Estimator

Joanna Badami

Date

Nov 23, 2008

Notes

Description: Frank Owen Salisbury, English, (1874-1962). A framed oil-on-canvas of William Robertson Coe, builder and creator of Planting Fields Arboretum, three-quarter length portrait, sitting in corner chair, Mr. Coe dressed in riding clothes, with riding crop and hat in his hand, framed in a carved gilt wood frame, with floral and foliate corners, 6" molding. Painting: 50" x 40" Frame: 62" x 52" Provenance: Albert Joyce Jr., 1965 Reason: Evaluation

Valuation Type

Appraisal

Estimator

Lindley Eberstadt

Notes

Min. Value: 4500

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: Mr. and Mrs. Albert G. Joyce Jr. Last Owner: William Robertson Coe William Robertson Coe Caroline Graham Slaughter Coe Albert G. Joyce, Jr. Planting Fields Foundation Note: Albert Joyce Jr. inherited painting from the estate of Mrs.Caroline Graham Slaughter Coe.

General Notes

Note

Other: Original to Coe Hall Notes: Portrait can be seen in historic Hewitt photos of Planting Fields, and in photos on Cherokee Plantation. Painting must have been moved to various locations at various times. At one point was hanging over fireplace in entrance hall. Possibly traveled with the Coes. Note: Joyce inherited painting from estate of Caroline Graham Coe. Re: Appraisal 11.23.2008, Joanna Badami Derivation of Evaluation All of the appraised works, with the exception of # 9, are portraits of persons closely connected to Coe Hall - Planting Fields, or closely connected to William Robertson Coe, the builder-founder of Coe Hall - Planting Fields. Specifically due to this connection, their valuations have been increased above their basic replacement valuations, which would have been used if the works of art had not been associated directly with Coe Hall - Planting Fields. Several of the artists, Frank Salisbury and J.J.Shannon, have exceptional auction listingd as Portraitists, especially when painting well-known figurera or local gentry. frank Salisbury achieved his highest prices for his portraits of Winston Churchill. J.J.Shannon achieved his highest prices when painting portraits of glamorous members of society in England, especially wghen depicted in an evocative setting with meticulous detail. There were no known listings for J.A. Murray or D. Anthony Tanszky. These portraits were valued based on the quality of the painting, including subject, and overall composition. Status: OK

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

October 26, 2006

Updated By

intern@plantingfields.org

Update Date

July 18, 2024