JASPER FRANCIS CROPSEY (American, 1823-1900). In the Berkshires, 1880 . Oil on canvas. 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm). S...

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JASPER FRANCIS CROPSEY (American, 1823-1900)
In the Berkshires, 1880
Oil on canvas
10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: J.F. Cropsey

"While the subject -- the title is given on the nameplate -- cannot be identified, two other paintings by Jasper F. Cropsey, Autumn, Bashbish Fall, by 1858, oil, unlocated, no. 1637, and Bashbish Falls, Berkshire County, by 1863, oil, unlocated, no. 1328, reveal that at some point in his career he was in the area" (Newington-Cropsey Foundation Object Research File).

This painting is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Newington-Cropsey Foundation and will be included in the catalogue raisonné of Cropsey's works, to be published by the Newington-Cropsey Foundation.

PROVENANCE:
Dr. Carlton Palmer, Long Island, New York;
Private collection, San Angelo, Texas;
Estate of Mary Ellen Bunyard.



More information about JASPER FRANCIS CROPSEY. See also: Cropsey, Jasper Francis, Jasper Francis Cropsey Artist.

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