Hugh Bolton Jones

Joseph Sartor Gallery, Dallas, 1930
Private Collection, Dallas
By descent from above, Dallas, 1953
Roughton Galleries, Dallas, 2006
Sale: Heritage, Dallas, May 23, 2006, lot 27038
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Seventy-First Annual Exhibition, circa 1902

Condition Report from Simon Parkes Conservation, Inc. (9/30/2015): This work is in more or less perfect condition. There is one small paint loss in the light colored paint in the upper center. The painting is probably slightly dirty. The canvas is a bit loose on its stretcher. Originally, Jones would have sketched out a work, perhaps with a stronger horizon and this horizon line running through the trees in the lower center is still visible, but this is a typical pentimente and certainly not anything to worry about. The tacking edges have slightly acidified and need to be reinforced so the canvas can be tightened properly.
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