William Brooke Thomas Trego (American, 1858–1909) Wounded Soldiers

William Brooke Thomas Trego (American, 1858–1909) Wounded Soldiers

Signed 'Wm. T. Trego' bottom left, oil on canvas
10 1/8 x 17 7/8 in. (25.7 x 45.4cm)
Executed in 1884.

Provenance

Collection of Harry O. Eichleay, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
By descent to his daughter, Helen E. Siegwarth.
Acquired directy from the above in 1971.
The Mellon Bank Corporate Collection, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Acquired from the above in 2006.
Private Collection, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Acquired directly from the above in 2007.
Collection of Sydney F. and Sharon Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
The Estate of Sydney F. Martin.

Exhibited

"So Bravely and So Well: The Life and Art of William T. Trego," James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, June 3-October 2, 2011.

Literature

William T. Trego Catalogue Raisonné, James A. Michener Art Museum (accessed online at https://www.michenerartmuseum.org/catalogue/trego/, illustrated).

Note

The two soldiers featured in the present work reappear in Trego's subsequent finished works, including The Battle of Fair Oaks (Lot 1), at center right, near the canvas' outer edge.