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13.7 Maine Haylofts, 1870s
In 1877, and possibly 1878, Johnson visited his sister Harriet May and her family in Kennebunkport, Maine. He found a delightful subject in the games the children played in the barn. For Johnson it was another opportunity to render darkened interiors, from which figures emerge, with sunlight shining through loft doors and playing off the partially illuminated figures and objects in the foreground. It is quite likely that many of the paintings were finished in his New York studio. —PH
Hills no. 13.7.12
Child Playing with Rabbit
Alternate titles: Child Playing with Rabbits; Child with Rabbits
1878
Locale: Kennebunkport, Maine
Oil on board
26 1/2 x 22 1/4 in. (67.3 x 56.5 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: E. Johnson./1878
Provenance
Victor D. Spark, New York, until 1946
Wildenstein and Company, New York, 1946
Donna Hanson (Mrs. David Hugh) Annan, New York, 1957 (by purchase)
Elizabeth Donner (Mrs. Hughs F.) Norment, New York and Palm Beach, Florida
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1981 (by bequest)
Christie's, December 4, 2008, Property of the Corcoran Gallery of Art Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund, lot 48 (as Child Playing with Rabbit); did not sell
[Christie's, May 20, 2010, Sale 2318, Property of the Corcoran Gallery of Art Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund, lot 133 (as Child Playing with Rabbit)]
Present whereabouts unknown
Exhibitions
1947 Wildenstein & Co.
Wildenstein & Co, New York, French and American 19th Century Paintings, Summer 1947. (Wildenstein 1947), no. 16.1948 Wildenstein & Co.
Wildenstein & Co, New York, Eastman Johnson, Summer 1948. (Wildenstein 1948), no. 7, as Child Playing with Rabbit.1949 Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science, and Art
Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science, and Art, Los Angeles, Winslow Homer 1836–1910, Eastman Johnson 1824–1906, February 4, 1949–May 7, 1950. (Exhibition catalogue: LACMA 1949), no. 15, as Child Playing with Rabbits. Traveled to: Denver Art Museum, Denver, 1949; Fine Arts Gallery, San Diego, 1949 (Fine Arts Society of San Diego 1949); Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1949 (Fine Arts Society of San Diego 1949); Oklahoma Arts Center, Oklahoma City, 1949 (Fine Arts Society of San Diego 1949); Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 1949 (Fine Arts Society of San Diego 1949); Takoma Art League, Takoma, Washington, 1949 (Fine Arts Society of San Diego 1949); Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, 1949 (Fine Arts Society of San Diego 1949).1972 Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, [unknown title], 1972–75, on temporary loan.1982 Corcoran Gallery of Art
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Acquisitions Since 1975, November 5, 1982–January 16, 1983, as Child Playing with Rabbit.References
Devree 1947
Devree, Howard. "In Current Museum Exhibitions, By Groups." New York Times, June 29, 1947, p. 6; p. 6. [Howard Devree].Lansford 1947
Lansford, Alonzo M. "Famous French and American Names." Art Digest 21 (July 1, 1947), p. 14, illustrated; p. 14, illustrated. [Review by Alonzo M. Lansford of Wildenstein exhibition of French and American 19C paintings.]Wildenstein 1947
Exhibition of Materpieces: French and American 19th Century Paintings. New York: Wildenstein, 1947. Exhibition catalogue (1947 Wildenstein & Co.), n.p., no. 16.Wildenstein 1948
Eastman Johnson. New York: Wildenstein, 1948. Exhibition catalogue (1948 Wildenstein & Co.), n.p., no. 7.Fine Arts Society of San Diego 1949
Winslow Homer 1836–1910; Eastman Johnson 1824–1906. San Diego, CA: Fine Arts Society of San Diego, 1949. Exhibition catalogue (1949 Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science, and Art), No. 15.LACMA 1949
Winslow Homer 1836–1910, Eastman Johnson 1824–1906. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1949. Exhibition catalogue (1949 Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science, and Art), n.p., no. 15.Gustafson 1981
Gustafson, Eleanor H. "Museum Accessions." The Magazine Antiques 120 (November 1981), p. 1098 illus., as Child Playing with Rabbit.Richard 1982
Richard, P. "Acquired Art." Washington Post, November 23, 1982, p. 2.Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): 1998-03-10
Keywords
- Subject matter:
- Rabbits »
Record last updated September 17, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Child Playing with Rabbit, 1878 (Hills no. 13.7.12)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=370 (accessed on April 28, 2024).