signed E. Johnson and dated 1847, l.r.--pastel on paper laid down on panel
24 x 19in. (61 x 48.3cm.)
Literature
RELATED LITERATURE
J.H. Baur, Eastman Johnson, 1824-1906: An American Genre Painter, Brooklyn, 1940 (possibly no. 373)
Lot Essay
This pastel will be included in Patricia Hill's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work. A letter from Ms. Hill discussing the pastel accompanies the lot.