Lot Essay
This painting will be included in Patricia Hills' forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Eastman Johnson's works. A letter from Dr. Hills, discussing the painting, will accompany the lot.
Details
JONATHAN EASTMAN JOHNSON* (1824-1906)
Mother and Child
signed E. Johnson and dated -68, l.l.--oil on board
15½ x 13in. (39.4 x 33cm.)
Mother and Child
signed E. Johnson and dated -68, l.l.--oil on board
15½ x 13in. (39.4 x 33cm.)
Provenance
Mrs. Walter Beinecke, Jr.
Hammer Galleries, New York
Jill Newhouse, New York
Hammer Galleries, New York
Jill Newhouse, New York
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Eastman Johnson, March-May, 1972, p. 76-77, no. 59, illus. (This exhibition also travelled to Detroit, Michigan, The Detroit Institute of Arts, June-July, 1972; Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum, Aug.-Sept, 1972; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Center, Oct.-Dec., 1972)