Note 1) Peter Falk, Editor and Publisher of "Who's Was Who In American Art" noted on Askart.com that Hunter was: "Known for street scene paintings and etchings of New York City as well as coastal marine views on both sides of the Long Island Sound, Frederick Hunter lived at Ossining, Cold Spring on Hudson, New York. Exhibition venues

the National Academy of Design, 1881-86; Brooklyn Art Association, 1881-86; and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1881-82, 1884 (Emphasis added)."

Note 2) See the auction records of Askart.com, that justify a conclusion that the above presale estimate of $800-$1,200 is reasonable and justifiable:

Title/Subject: Fall Landscape Signed and dated 1914. Oil on canvas. 8 in. x 11.50 in. sold for $1,126 on 11/16/2011-11/17/2011 at Skinner Inc., Marlborough, MA

Title/Subject: Clipper Ship Flying Cloud Signed. Oil on canvas. 18 in. x 24.13 in. sold for $750 on 01/08/2011 - 01/09/2011 at Brunk Auctions, Ashville, NC

Title/Subject: Fishing in a Creek Signed. Oil on canvas. 12 in. x 8.70 in. sold for $657 on 01/27/2006 at Samuel T. Freeman & Co., Philadelphia, PA

Title/Subject: Ship Along the Shore Signed. Oil on canvas. 13.30 in. x 9.50 in. sold for $896 at Samuel T. Freeman & Co., Philadelphia, PA

Title/Subject: Sailing Off Shore Signed. Oil on canvas. 14 in. x 20 in. sold for $960 on 02/03/2005 at Christie’s, NY

Title/Subject: The Whaling Bark "Wanderer" Signed. Oil on canvas. 14 in. x 20 in. sold for $1,540 on 2/17/2004 at John Moran Auctioneers, Altadeena, CA

[No Photograph Available]Title/Subject: Ship at Full Sail Signed. Oil on canvas. 18 in. x 25 in. sold for $770 on 06/30/1994 at Mystic Fine Arts Ltd, New London, CT