A painting by Richard Clague, Jr. and a portrait painting of Zachary Taylor will headline at Stevens Auction , May 11th
Vibrant figural landscape painting by renowned New Orleans artist Richard Clague, Jr. (1821-1873), titled Hunter and Fisherman, Louisiana Countryside (1862) (est. $50,000-$100,000). The last portrait painting President Zachary Taylor sat for prior to his death in office from stomach cancer in 1850, after the 1847 Battle of Buena Vista lithograph (est. $4,000-$8,000). Decorative accessories are…