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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

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Hills no. 13.7.10
1907 Sale no. 90
In the Barn Door
c.1877–79
Oil
16 x 8 in. (40.6 x 20.3 cm)
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Record last updated April 7, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "In the Barn Door, c.1877–79 (Hills no. 13.7.10)." In Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=372 (accessed on October 12, 2024).