Portrait of Frederick acquired by Mississippi Museum of Art and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
October 3 2025
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Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
Artnet has published an interesting article on the following portrait of a gentleman named Frederick, who was enslaved to the Nutt family of the Mississippi town of Natchez in the early/mid-nineteenth century. The painting was sold at Neal Auctions in New Orleans earlier in April where it realised $508,750 (inc. commission) and was subsequently acquired by the Mississippi Museum of Art and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The article examines research into the painting and sitter.
