George Washington Nicholson (American,
1832-1912)Hayfield Under Threatening Skies
Signed and dated “GWNicholson/1881” l.l.,
identified on a presentation plaque.
Oil on canvas, 14 1/8 x 24 in. (35.9 x 61.0
cm), framed.
Condition: Accretions, abrasions, craquelure,
surface grime.
$1,200-1,800379
Attributed to Eastman Johnson (American,
1824-1906)Study for The Cranberry Harvest
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (14.0 x 22.3
cm), framed in a liner.
Condition: Lined on aluminum, tack holes to
corners.N.B. Correspondence concerning the work
is included with the lot. In a letter dated
November 9, 1983, Dr. Patricia Hills attributed
the work to Eastman Johnson, describing it
as “...most likely one of the many studies he
made on Nantucket before his large finished
work of 1880 called ‘The Cranberry Harvest.’”
There is also an appraisal from James St. L.
O’Toole, New York, from 1973.
$1,200-1,800380
Circle of Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakins
(American, 1844-1916)Portrait Study of a Young Man with Hat,
Probably Samuel Murray
Signed “...Crowell” in charcoal l.r., inscribed
“Frances Crowell” in ballpoint pen by the hand
of Gordon Hendricks l.r.
Charcoal on paper, sight size 20 1/4 x 16 1/4
in. (51.4 x 41.3 cm), framed.
Condition: Foxing, not examined out of frame.Provenance: Through the estate of Gordon
Hendricks (1917-1980), art historian, New
York City; private collection, New York City.N.B. The study closely resembles a portrait
of Eakins’ student and friend, sculptor Samuel
Murray, which was painted by Eakins in 1889,
and is in the collection of the Mitchell Museum
at Cedarhurst, Mount Vernon, Illinois. The
signature lower right appears to be either “F.”
or “E.” Crowell, which may be that of Eakins’s
sister, Frances Eakins Crowell (1848-1940), or
his niece Eleanor “Ella” Crowell (1873-1897),
who studied with her uncle in the early 1890s.
$800-1,20062 Additional information and photos at http://www.skinnerinc.com
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