Apr 1, 2015 10:00 EST
American Paintings, Furniture & Decorative Arts
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George Inness
George Inness
American, 1825-1894
Landscape (Landscape with a Pond), circa 1866-69
Signed Geo. Inness (ll)
Oil on canvas
10 x 12 inches
Provenance:
Dr. M. C. Gould
Sale, The American Art Galleries, New York, An Important Collection of Foreign and American Oil Paintings, Mar. 30, 1916, lot 131, (as Landscape, from the Estate of Dr. M. C. Gould)
Mr. William Torrey Baird, South Orange, NJ, acquired at the above sale
Thence by descent in the family
This painting was examined by Inness authority Michael Quick, who plans to include it in the supplement to his book George Inness: A Catalogue Raisonne (2007).
He has dated Landscape (Landscape with a Pond) to roughly 1866-69, based upon the composition as well as the technique employed. We thank Dr. Quick for his kind assistance in authenticating and documenting this work.
Sold for $25,000
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
George Inness
American, 1825-1894
Landscape (Landscape with a Pond), circa 1866-69
Signed Geo. Inness (ll)
Oil on canvas
10 x 12 inches
Provenance:
Dr. M. C. Gould
Sale, The American Art Galleries, New York, An Important Collection of Foreign and American Oil Paintings, Mar. 30, 1916, lot 131, (as Landscape, from the Estate of Dr. M. C. Gould)
Mr. William Torrey Baird, South Orange, NJ, acquired at the above sale
Thence by descent in the family
This painting was examined by Inness authority Michael Quick, who plans to include it in the supplement to his book George Inness: A Catalogue Raisonne (2007).
He has dated Landscape (Landscape with a Pond) to roughly 1866-69, based upon the composition as well as the technique employed. We thank Dr. Quick for his kind assistance in authenticating and documenting this work.
Wax lined, flattened craquelure. Selectively cleaned varnish; area around the signature is untouched. Area of inpaint approximately 1 x 2 inches in sky above trees at left with a possible corresponding vertical tear at the upper edge. Sky in upper right quadrant may be scrubbed; associated inpaint/glazes in that area.
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Auction: American Paintings, Furniture & Decorative Arts, Apr 1, 2015
