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HENRY G. PLUMB.
Group of 5 images of animals.
Mixed media and sizes as noted, all framed. Most are Plumb’s charming genre scenes
(marked as such on label) that he did as jobwork for various publications. Largest image is
368x267 mm; 14
1
/
2
x10
1
/
2
. Signed lower margins. Circa 1880s-90.
[600/900]
“
Fido.” Pastel, watercolor, ink, and wash. Dated 1890 on contemporary label on verso *
Acrylic on canvas of a close-up encounter of a black-and-white cat staring at a mouse on a rope.
Signed and dated 1892 lower left * “City Sparrows.” Acrylic on canvas.With title and date
tag on verso. 1883 * “The Eavesdrop.”Watercolor and wash. 1903 * Mounted to frame verso
are the title label in Plumb’s hand, a tag with date and title, and an early exhibition tag from
The Anderson Galleries where this work was shown (no year given) * Unsigned acrylic of a
Jersey cow, circa 1890.
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HENRY G. PLUMB.
Watercolors of a trip to Italy and Switzerland, 1875. 19 watercolor, pencil, some ink and
occasional pastel on paper.Various sizes, none larger than 235x321 mm; 9
1
/
4
x12
3
/
4
inches.
Most initialed or Signed lower margins and captioned on verso. 1875.
[400/600]
A charming group of scenes by 19th Century illustrator Plumb.They include scenes of The Bay
of Naples, Verona, Bergamo, Venice, Lake Maggiore, The Italian and Swiss Alps (one at
Domodossola), and Simplon Pass.
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