(American, 1824-1894)

Homeward Bound, painted circa 1864-65, signed lower right "Geo Inness 1865", oil on canvas, 26 x 36-1/2 in.; fine period carved gilt wood and composition frame, 37-1/2 x 47-1/2 in.

Literature: Ireland Leroy, Donald B Goodall and Robert G McIntyre. 1965. The Works of George Inness : An Illustrated Catalogue Raisonne. Austin: University of Texas Press, p. 70, #276, ill,; The Magazine Antiques, vol. 160, no. 1, July 2001, p. 41, color reproduction advertisement by M.S. Rau;  Quick Michael. 2007. George Inness : A Catalogue Raisonne. New Brunswick N.J: Rutgers University Press, volume I, p. 240, #288., ill.

Exhibited: Medfield, Massachusetts, Medfield Public Library, 1986

Provenance: Private Collection, New York; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, NY, May 16, 1951 lot 22; Bokmir Kryll, Chicago, Illinois; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, NY, January 28-29, 1970, lot 123; Coe Kerr Gallery, New York, NY (label verso); Don Purdy, Wilton, Connecticut; Michael N. Altman, New York, NY; Private Collection, Arizona; M.S. Rau, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2001; Collection of Brent and Kimberly Brown, 2002; Hawthorne Fine Art, Irvington, New York (label verso). This lot is accompanied by a copy of an appraisal from Hawthorne Fine Art.; Private Collection, Florida

linen lined, areas of fluorescence; frame restored and sized to fit, minimal wear commensurate with age