Portrait of Collis Potter Huntington produced by Bang Sisters

Portrait of Collis Potter Huntington produced by the Bang Sisters during a Spiritual Session
 
This painting is not merely a portrait—it is a threshold. Manifested during a séance, the image of Collis P. Huntington—railroad magnate and historic American figure—appeared on canvas through the phenomenon known as precipitated painting, a spiritualist technique associated with the renowned Bang Sisters.
The portrait is considered a visual emergence from another dimension, a point of contact between the living and the departed. The Bang Sisters, renowned figures within the spiritualist movement, attracted believers, skeptics, and seekers alike, and their works were often commissioned by families yearning for contact with the departed. 
Infused with mediumistic energy, the work preserves the mystery of an era in which art, spiritualism, and society were profoundly entangled. It is not simply a collectible—it is an esoteric relic, a witness to faith, love, and interdimensional communication.
I regard it as a relic of metaphysical intimacy—a moment in which the veil between worlds was lifted, and image became apparition. To possess it is to safeguard a fragment of spiritual longing, a visual echo of a voice that sought to return.
 
Doktor Lazarus Archaeologist, Historian, Collector, Independent Curator