The Rock & Roll Americana Auction

Lot #883:

Historic Artists Frederick Church Letter & Albert Bierstadt Signature

Historic Artists Frederick Church Letter & Albert Bierstadt Signature.

Historic artists Frederick Church signed letter and Albert Bierstadt signature.

A pair of signatures from two historic artists. First is a signed handwritten letter (ALS) from Frederic Edwin Church dated April 21, 1885. Church discusses payment for an artwork consignment he was working with. Church was a preeminent landscape painter and central figure in the Hudson River School of landscape painters.

Dimensions: 5 in X 8 in.

The second autograph is a rare signature cut of Albert Bierstadt, famous for his sweeping landscapes of the American West. An unidentified signature appears on the verso of the Bierstadt signature page.

Dimensions: 3.5 in X 1 in, mounted on a 7.5 in X 4.5 in page.

Condition: Very Good.

Authenticity: Gotta Have Rock and Roll Certificate of Authenticity.