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Frank Tenney Johnson (1874-1939)
- Edge of the Desert

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Frank Tenney Johnson (1874-1939)
Edge of the Desert
Price Realized
(Set Currency)
  • $104,500
  • Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate
    $70,000 - $100,000

Sale Information

Sale 2171
Important American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture
20 May 2009
New York, Rockefeller Plaza





Lot Description

Frank Tenney Johnson (1874-1939)
Edge of the Desert
signed and dated 'F. Tenney Johnson/1923' (lower left)
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)

Pre-Lot Text

Sold by the Indianapolis Museum of Art to Benefit Future Acquisitions

Provenance

The artist.
Clyde Forsythe.
W.J. Holliday, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1953.
Harrison Eiteljorg, Indianapolis, Indiana, acquired from the above, 1965.
Gift to the present owner from the above, 1973.

Exhibited

Indianapolis, Indiana, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Western American Art: Selections from the Harrison Eiteljorg Collection, January-February 1976.

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