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Portrait of Ostenaco (Syacust Ukah)
Gilcrease
Museum

Portrait of Ostenaco (Syacust Ukah)

1762
Sir Joshua Reynolds visual detail
ArtistSir Joshua Reynolds
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Market Intelligence

Observed sale facts, comparable evidence, artist index history and modeled research remain separate.

Public evidence
Last known price $16,740 Dealer sale · Jan 5, 1959
+234.8% vs previous observed sale
Matched price history · normalized USD · Foundry provisional
1953 · $5,0001959 · $16,740
$5K1953
$17K1959
Last known price$16,7402 matched observed sales
Observed median$10,870
Observed sales2
Artist index3.3
1959-01-05Dealer sale$16,740.00
1953-05-18Dealer purchase$5,000.00
Artist index contextLatest public build 3.3 · base 100 · n=1.Artist-level context is not an artwork valuation.

Comparable Sales

Same-artist public sales ranked by medium, creation year, dimensions and sale recency.

Evidence ranked
ArtworkSale dateHouseRealized USDMatch
Lady Elizabeth Compton
1780 · oil on canvas
1928-10-17—$500,000.0074%

Similarity score is descriptive evidence ranking, not a valuation model. Every row comes from the public-rights market boundary.

Provenance

Public
Purchased by Thomas Gilcrease from M. Knoedler & Co, Inc., NY, January 6, 1959. Knoedler number A5334

Purchased by Thomas Gilcrease from M. Knoedler & Co, Inc., NY, January 6, 1959. Knoedler number A533...

Source provenance text

Purchased by Thomas Gilcrease from M. Knoedler & Co, Inc., NY, January 6, 1959. Knoedler number A5334

Gilcreaseconfidence 100%
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Sourced Overview Evidence

Syacust Ukah was one of three Cherokee leaders to accompany Virginian Lieutenant Henry Timberlake to London in 1762, the other leaders being Woyi and Cunne Shote. The trip was made to reaffirm a peace treaty between the Cherokee and the British Crown, ending 3 years of war. Artist Sir Joshua Reynolds became one of the most popular portrait painters in England in the 1700s, and he frequently painted influential and wealthy British citizens. His decision to portray Cherokee leader Syacust Ukah demonstrates the respect and honored status that the Cherokee delegation earned on their visit to England in 1762. From the exhibition: After Removal: Rebuilding the Cherokee Nation , August 25, 2017 - January 21, 2018. Curated by Dr. Duane King & Dr. Natalie Panther, 2017.

Gilcreaseconfidence 100%

Evidence state

2 observed sales · 1 comparable sales · 1 structured provenance events · 1 structured exhibitions.

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