Lot 195

George Inness

Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000

Bid Increments

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$1,000 $100
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$3,000 $250
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(American, 1825-1894)Perugia, c. 1873-1880, signed lower right "G. Inness", oil on canvas, 18 x 15 in.; reproduction carved gilt wood and composition frame, 23-1/2 x 20-1/4 in.Exhibited: "Italian Landscapes by George Inness", Macbeth Gallery, New York, NY, 1952, no. 8, as "Perugia", lent by Albert K. Schneider (label verso); also exhibited: "Masterpieces in Georgia Collections", c. 1960s, Telfair Museum, Savannah, Georgia.ÿLiterature:ÿQuick, Michael. George Inness: A Catalogue Raisonn‚. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 2007., cat. no. 444, page 413;ÿIreland, LeRoy, and George Inness. The Works of George Inness: an Illustrated Catalogue Raisonn‚; Compiled with an Introduction by LeRoy Ireland. Austin (Tx.), London: published in co-operation with the University Art Museum of the University of Texas [by] Texas University Press, 1965, cat. no. 921, page 228.This lot is accompanied by a copy of the Inness Catalogue Raisonne :ÿQuick, Michael.ÿGeorge Inness: A Catalogue Raisonn‚. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 2007; Provenance: Elizabeth Hart Inness, widow of the artist, sold in her estate sale at Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, New York, NY, February 1904, no. 122 (as "Milton"); Dr. S.C.G. Watkins, Montclair, New Jersey; sold at Clark's Art Rooms, the Watkins Estate sale, February, 1911, no. 68 (as "Milton on the Hudson"); Henry Reinhardt, New York, NY; Schneider-Gabriel Galleries, New York by 1952; Macbeth Gallery, New York, NY; The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia

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