Lot 32
  • 32

William Henry Johnson

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • William Henry Johnson
  • Volda Fjord in Spring
  • signed W. H. Johnson (lower right); signed with the initials W.H.J. (on the reverse)
  • oil on canvas, unframed
  • 20 1/2 by 26 3/8 inches
  • (52.1 by 67 cm)
  • Painted circa 1936-7.

Provenance

Havtor Hovden, Orsta, Norway (acquired directly from the artist)
By descent in the family of the above, until 1997
The Charleston Renaissance Gallery, South Carolina
Private Collection, New York

Exhibited

Los Angeles, Steve Turner Gallery, William H. Johnson: Truth be Told, 1998

Literature

Steve Turner, William H. Johnson: Truth Be Told, 1998, Los Angeles, no. 37, illustrated in the catalogue

Condition

Oil on burlap, burlap is not lined. Surface: in generally good condition; work is painted with heavy impasto and has areas of cracking. Surface of canvas is uneven and rigid due to thickness of paint application. UNDER UV: A few thin areas of fill to cracking and a dot of inpainting along upper edge.
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