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THBEastman Johnson
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United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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LiveMar 26, 2022
Premier Auction - March 26, 2022 - Lots 739-1167. Auction Begins 9:00AM EST. Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
(American, 1824-1906)
Self-Portrait, c. 1890-99, unsigned, oil on board, with chalk sketch of a woman spinning verso, 29-3/4 x 22-3/4 in.; possibly period carved gilt wood and composition frame, 38-1/2 x 31-3/4 in.
Note: Exhibited: An American Genre Painter: Eastman Johnson, 1824?1906, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York, January 18, 1939?February 26, 1940 (Exhibition catalogue: Baur 1940), no. 204, as Self Portrait; Masters of the Portrait, Oklahoma Museum of Art, Oklahoma City, March 4?April 29, 1979, no. 27, n.p.
Literature: Catalogue of an Exhibition of Charcoal Drawings by Eastman Johnson. New York: Kennedy Galleries, 1920. Exhibition catalogue (1920 Kennedy Galleries), p. 11, addendum "Paintings by Eastman Johnson" [possibly, as Eastman Johnson].
Baur, John I. H. An American Genre Painter: Eastman Johnson, 1824?1906. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1940. Exhibition catalogue, pp. 55, 69, no. 204, as Self Portrait. Hills, Patricia. "Catalogue." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. https://www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/index.php, no. 32.2.15rProvenance: Eastman Johnson estate/Mrs. Eastman Johnson, New York, 1906, by bequest; Ethel Eastman Johnson Conkling Holden, her daughter, by descent; Gwendolyn O. L. Conkling, her daughter, by 1940 (by descent);Baron M. L. van Reigersberg Versluys, London, her nephew, by 1977, by descent; Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, NY, 1977?1982; Private collection, 1982; Christie's, June 5, 1997, lot 24
Condition
surface dirt layer, uneven varnish, areas of fluorescence lower right background; frame possibly period with new back, abrasions and wear
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