Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné
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15.0 Landscapes, 1858–1879
Johnson did few landscapes. Of those he did, he seems never to have sent them out on exhibition. The first landscapes were done early on in his European sojourn. Upon returning to the United States he painted a few landscape scenes around Mount Vernon and also views of the settlements around Lake Superior where he traveled in 1856. Later, in the 1860s, he made intimate views on his trips into nature, probably done with men friends in the summers. The few that exist show sunlight falling on paths that lead through woodland trees or suggest a haze on quiet lakes. None of them are dramatic views of mountains or rivers. —PH
Hills no. 15.0.2
Landscape
Alternate title: River Landscape
c.1860–69
Oil on canvas
12 x 18 1/4 in. (30.5 x 46.4 cm)
Initialed lower right, very faint: E.J.
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Markings
Iron corner brace: PAT/Feb. 13/1883/A.D.S.
Provenance
Private collection, by September 1976
Private collection, January 28, 1977-1986 (by purchase)
Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): 1976-09-29; 1976-11; 1988-09-30
Examination notes: 1976: Painting is cracked U.L. quadrant where pale ochre is in trees. A soft painterly style in the water like The Catskill Mill. Trees—wet brush with burnt sienna (also raw umber?) sketchily brushed on. Flecks of pale orange in center.
Record last updated July 11, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Landscape, c.1860–69 (Hills no. 15.0.2)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=205 (accessed on April 19, 2024).