Beschreibung:

George Inness American, 1825-1894 Scene in New Jersey American, 1825-1894 Scene in New Jersey Possible partial signature (lr) Oil on paper laid down to canvas 7 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches Exhibited: New London, Ct., Lyman Allyn Museum, American Romantic Paintings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Collection of Lee B. Anderson, Feb. 26-Mar. 26, 1961, no. 46 This lot is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Inness authority, Michael Quick, who writes, "The composition relates to Inness paintings of about 1868, which represent a view from the low foothills of the Catskills looking across the wide Hudson River Valley. It is my opinion that it was painted around that date. Painted very quickly, wet-into-wet, on what must have been an artist's board, this sketch could be a field study, but it has more the quality of a compositional study, because there is more attention to the complicated composition than to details observed on the spot. It is a painting to be viewed up close, so one can enjoy the remarkable skill in the sketch's brushwork. I understand that this painting came from the collection of Lee B. Anderson, who owned it at least since 1967, when he registered his collection of paintings with the Bicentennial Inventory of American Art. Having studied Scene in New Jersey, it is my opinion that it is an authentic work of George Inness I will include it in the supplement to my catalogue raisonne." We thank Michael Quick for his kind assistance in authenticating the present work. C Sold to Benefit the Lee B. Anderson Memorial Foundation
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