(Massachusetts/Maine, 1824-1906)Portrait of Nora, initialed lower right "E.J.", inscribed pencil verso "Nora", oil on board, 22 x 18 in.; fine reproduction carved gilt wood frame, 27-1/4 x 23-1/4 in.Note:ÿTo be included in Patricia Hills's forthcoming Catalogue Raisonne of the work of Eastman Johnson. According to Ms. Hill, this painting was exhibited at The Century Association in 1907. There is a nearly identical drawing of "Nora" in the collection of The National Gallery, Washington, D.C. Provenance: Auslew Gallery, Virginia Beach, Virginia; Property From an Important Virginia Living Estate
Condition
some wear and chipping at edges not visible under frame, crackle, scattered areas of retouch, minimal surface dirt layer; frame with wear and minor abrasions