#82 • Sydney Laurence "Evening Light, Mount McKinley" Oil Painting

Part of September 2024 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $36,000.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art: Alaskan Originals

A generously sized original oil painting executed 100 years ago by the late Sydney Mortimer Laurence (1865-1940), depicting one of his most captivating subjects, the most majestic mountain peak in the Alaskan wilderness. The prominent work is signed by the artist, lower right, with the original paper label still present en verso exhibiting an additional signature, date of 1924, and titled "Evening Light, Mount McKinley." A further note links the painting to The Nugget Shop, a store in Juneau where the artist sold many of his paintings during the early 1920s. Housed in the original gilded frame with some wear to the gilding as photographed, it measures approximately 31" x 23" overall, image sight 24" x 16". Provenance: Purchased new from the Nugget Shop in Juneau, AK, as a gift to Venetia Elizabeth Pugh when she married Judge Thomas M Reed in Juneau in 1924. She was the widow of Jack Pugh, who died in the historic sinking of the Princess Sophia. By descent through the same family. Condition: Examined under blacklight with zero evidence of impainting. Minor craqule, appears limited to the upper third of the painting, specifically to the right of McKinley.