Lot 992

George Inness

Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
(American, 1825-1894) The End of an Autumn Day, 1894, signed lower right "G. Inness", label remnants verso, bears title "Sunset Montclair", oil on canvas, 32 x 42-1/2 in.; ornate reproduction carved gilt wood and composition frame, 40 x 51 in. - Provenance: Mrs. Jonathan Scott Harltey, daughter of the artist, New York, sale American Art Galleries, American Art Association, Hartley Sale, March 24, 1927, no. 79; W.C.Findlay, Kansas City, Missouri, purchased at auction, 1927; Kende Galleries, Gimbel Brothers, New York, March 17, 1945, no. 26; Albert R. Jones, Kansas City, Missouri; thence to his estate; Long and Company, Houston, Texas, 1964; A Corporate Collection; Douglas James and Coo., Signal Mountain, Tennessee, 1970; David Ramus, Ltd., Atlanta, Georgia; William Doyle Galleries, New York, NY, May 1994, no. 15A; Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Bentley, Sr,., 1994; Private Collection, Atlanta, Georgia - Literature: Inness Paintings to be Sold at Auction,ÿArt News,25, no. 23, March 12, 1927; Art in America 52, October 1964;ÿIreland, LeRoy, and George Inness.ÿThe Works of George Inness: An Ill. Catalogue Raisonne Comp. with an Introduction. London: Univ. of Texas Press, 1965, no. 1532, p. 404;ÿQuick, Michael, and George Inness.ÿ[1880-1894]. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers Univ. Press, 2007, cat. #1153, pp. 443-444, ill. p. 444.ÿ

Condition

linen lined, small areas of retouch scattered throughout, surface dirt layer, crackle; frame with wear and abrasions
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