Timothy H. O'Sullivan

(American, 1840–1882)

Timothy H. O’Sullivan was an American photographer best known for his images of the American Civil War and landscapes of the West. The austerely sculptural images he captured of river canyons in Colorado are among his most acclaimed works. “His landscapes are as precisely and as economically composed as a good masonry wall,” John Szarkowski once wrote of his photographs. “It is as though every square inch of the precious glass plate, carried so far at so great an effort, had to be justified completely.” Born in c. 1840 in Ireland, he grew up in New York, beginning his photography career as an apprentice to Mathew Brady. In 1861, O’Sullivan accompanied Brady to photograph images of the Civil War, where he established himself through capturing the carnage at the Battle of Gettysburg. In the decades that followed, the artist traveled on geological surveys sponsored by the US government, where he carried around the materials he needed to develop photos in a wagon and in his bags. He later photographed Apache scouts, Zuni pueblos, and the ruins of the cliff-dwelling culture of Canyon de Chelly. O’Sullivan died on January 14, 1882 in Staten Island, NY. Today, his photographs are held in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York, among others.

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Timothy H. O'Sullivan (208 results)
Head of Bear River, Utah, 1869

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Head of Bear River, Utah, 1869

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Shoshone Falls, Idaho, from Clarence King's..., 1868

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Shoshone Falls, Idaho, from Clarence King's..., 1868

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Mono Lake, California, 1868

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Mono Lake, California, 1868

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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[CUSTER, George Armstrong (1839-1876)]...., 1863

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

[CUSTER, George Armstrong (1839-1876)]...., 1863

Sale Date: June 15, 2023

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A Harvest of Death, 1863

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

A Harvest of Death, 1863

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Slaughter Pen, Foot of Round Top, Gettysburg, 1865

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Slaughter Pen, Foot of Round Top, Gettysburg, 1865

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Alkali Lake, Nevada, King Survey, 1867

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Alkali Lake, Nevada, King Survey, 1867

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Cereus Giganteus, Arizona., 1871

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Cereus Giganteus, Arizona., 1871

Sale Date: April 27, 2023

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Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M.', 1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M.', 1873

Sale Date: April 5, 2023

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View on Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range,..., 1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

View on Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range,..., 1873

Sale Date: April 5, 2023

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Lost Lakes, Near Meigs Peak, Col. Lakes , 1873–1874

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Lost Lakes, Near Meigs Peak, Col. Lakes , 1873–1874

Sale Date: February 23, 2023

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Black Cañon, Colorado River, From Camp 8,..., 1871

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Black Cañon, Colorado River, From Camp 8,..., 1871

Sale Date: February 23, 2023

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Group of 6 Geological Survey photographs, 1873–1874

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Group of 6 Geological Survey photographs, 1873–1874

Sale Date: October 20, 2022

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Historic Spanish Record of the Conquest', 1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Historic Spanish Record of the Conquest', 1873

Sale Date: October 7, 2022

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South Side of Inscription Rock, N. M.', 1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

South Side of Inscription Rock, N. M.', 1873

Sale Date: October 7, 2022

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Black Canyon Looking Above From Mirror Bar..., 1871

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Black Canyon Looking Above From Mirror Bar..., 1871

Sale Date: October 11, 2022

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Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M.', 1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M.', 1873

Sale Date: April 13, 2022

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Transports and Steamers, Belle Plain..., 1864

Attributed to Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Transports and Steamers, Belle Plain..., 1864

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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Barges, Transports, and Horses, White..., 1861–1865

Attributed to Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Barges, Transports, and Horses, White..., 1861–1865

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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View on Rapidan River, Virginia,..., 1861–1865

Attributed to Timothy H. O'Sullivan

View on Rapidan River, Virginia,..., 1861–1865

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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Union Signal Corp Reconnoitering Confederate , 1864

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Union Signal Corp Reconnoitering Confederate , 1864

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

Auction Closed

Poplar Grove Church, Near Petersburg,..., 1865

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Poplar Grove Church, Near Petersburg,..., 1865

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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Gettysburg from the West. [The Town of..., 1863

Attributed to Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Gettysburg from the West. [The Town of..., 1863

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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The

Attributed to Timothy H. O'Sullivan

The "Mine," Petersburg, Virginia, 1864, 1864

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

Auction Closed

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