Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné
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14.0 Lily Pond Scenes
Johnson did few landscapes. Of those he did, he seems to have never sent them out on exhibition. Some of them are intimate views of his trips into nature, with sunlight falling on paths that lead through woodland trees or a haze on quiet lakes. None of them are dramatic views of mountains or rivers. He made several of the villages of Nantucket. Some seem to be instances where he painted the backyards of friends or family with a focus on the compositions of angles of planks, stairs, and siding. —PH
Hills no. 14.0.4
Study for The Early Lovers
c.1865–73
Oil on canvas
12 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. (31.8 x 37.5 cm)
Initialed lower right: E.J.
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Selected Works from the Dayton Art Institute Permanent Collection. Dayton, OH: Dayton Art Institute, 1999.
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Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Study for The Early Lovers, c.1865–73 (Hills no. 14.0.4)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=168 (accessed on March 28, 2024).