Asher Brown Durand (American, 1796-1886). Lake George, 1867. Oil on canvas. 16 x 24 inches (40.6 x 61.0 cm). Signed and ...

Description

Asher Brown Durand (American, 1796-1886)
Lake George, 1867
Oil on canvas
16 x 24 inches (40.6 x 61.0 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: A.B. Durand / 1867

Property of a Distinguished Gentleman

PROVENANCE:
Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, circa 1978;
Private collection, Sarasota, Florida;
Private collection, Ponte Vedra, Florida;
Private collection, acquired from the above;
Christies, New York, May 15, 2018, lot 202;
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

EXHIBITED:
Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, "Asher B. Durand: To Begin Again," September 5-December 1, 2017.

LITERATURE:
D. Lawall, Asher B. Durand: A Documentary Catalogue of the Narrative Landscape Paintings, New York, 1978, no. 413, fig. 255, illustrated;
The Kennedy Quarterly, vol. XVI, no. 3, November 1978, p. 148, pl. 121, illustrated.


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