Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné
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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. 16.0.3
Under the Vines
c.1870–80
Locale: Nantucket, Massachusetts
Oil on canvas
17 1/4 x 21 3/8 in. (43.8 x 54.3 cm)
Initialed lower right: E. J.
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Description / Remarks
Hills opinion letter, 2001: "It is likely that the site of the picture is a backyard on Nantucket, where Johnson and his family summered beginning in 1870 when his daughter Ethel was an infant. It is clearly a summer scene with its large grape leaves and ripening green grapes."
Labels
Verso sticker: Calif. Palace of the Legion of Honor "The American Scene" exh. 855.64 Owner Victor Spark.
Provenance
Private collection, 1966 (by purchase)
Private collection, by 2001 (by descent)
Exhibitions
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, The American Scene, July–August 1964.
References
Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): 2001-10-05
Examination notes: Woman seated sewing at left in blue grey dress. No graphite lines on woman. Overall surface—very thin. Graphite lines on porch and steps—very ruler like. Nice shadowed depths, e.g., under porch floor, behind steps. Large grape leaves and grapes. Chicken in front by vine and in back by fence. Water drain pipe at left—very EJ—blue grey. At right—pail also—blue grey—good highlights. Note: graphite line rather thick continues to right of back fence. Sky looks good. Rain barrel in right corner—with a drain. Highlight on her cloth she is mending.
Hills opinion letter: October 16, 2001 view »
Keywords
- Subject matter:
- Barrels »
Record last updated January 26, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Under the Vines, c.1870–80 (Hills no. 16.0.3)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=217 (accessed on March 28, 2024).