George Inness 1825-1894

Esther H. Byers, 1900
Abbot Academy, John-Esther Gallery, Andover, Massachusetts (gift from the above; sold: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, April 19, 1972, lot 63, illustrated)
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1972
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cahners, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1973 (acquired from the above)
By descent to the present owners

New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Faces and Places: Changing Images of 19th Century America, December 1972-January 1973, no. 47, illustrated in color

This work is in good condition. The canvas is lined. Under UV: there are a few scattered spots of inpainting in center left and upper left corner, and one spot in the upper center sky. There is some inpainting along the extreme bottom edge to address frame abrasion.
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Dr. Quick writes of the present work, "A June Day was painted by Inness during the summer of 1881, which he spent in Milton-on-the-Hudson, New York. During this period, Inness was committed to the principle of plein-air painting, placing his easel and this large canvas at the motif, with the objective of recording accurately the appearance of unmediated nature in his landscape. His practice of recording exactly what he saw resulted in his ability to capture the exceptionally full and complete sense of sunlight and atmosphere seen in this painting. To do so, Inness employed his exceptional gifts as a colorist, including a wide range of very carefully adjusted greens. In those same passages, one also admires the great variety of his responsive brushwork."

A letter from Dr. Quick will accompany this lot.