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16.0 Backyards, 1860s–1870s
In the 1870s he painted only a few landscapes of the villages of Nantucket that can be attributed to him. More characteristic seems to be the instances where he painted the backyards of neighbors with a focus on the compositions of angles of planks, stairs, and siding. —PH
Hills no. 16.0.2
The Back Fence
c.1870–80
Locale: Nantucket, Massachusetts
Oil on canvas
15 x 17 in. (38.1 x 43.2 cm)
Initialed lower left: E.J.
Provenance
With Maynard Walker Art Gallery, New York, by 1973
Iola Haverstick, until 2001
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, 2001 (by gift)
References
Art Journal 1966
The Art Journal 26, no. 1 (Fall 1966), p. 78, advertisement.Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 2002
"Acquisition 2001." Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2002), p. 114, illus.Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): 2018-08-07
Examination notes: 2018-08-07: A Nantucket scene. Overcast sky. Flat buildings. Sketchy painting; leaves are bright in the sunlight and contrast with the leaves in shadow. Bright reflection on bucket hanging at the top of the fence. Excellent condition.
Record last updated July 28, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "The Back Fence, c.1870–80 (Hills no. 16.0.2)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1125 (accessed on May 6, 2024).