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George Inness (American, 1825-1894)
Valley Near Perugia, 1871
Oil on canvas
24-3/4 x 18-3/4 inches (62.9 x 47.6 cm)
Signed lower right: G. Inness

PROVENANCE:
The artist;
Mrs. George (Elizabeth Hart) Inness (the artist's wife), by descent;
Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, Inness Executor's Sale, February 11-13, 1904, lot 117 (as Delaware Valley);
Thomas E.H. Curtis, New York, 1904;
Anderson Auction Galleries, November 14, 1918, lot 60 (Curtis Sale);
Henry Schultheis, New York;
Private collection, circa 1920s;
By descent;
Sotheby's, New York, November 30, 2000, lot 136;
Questroyal Fine Art, New York;
Babcock Galleries, New York, 2005;
Private collection, New York;
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, November 11, 2009, lot 66010;
Private collection, acquired from the above;
Sotheby's, New York, April 11, 2013, lot 49;
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

LITERATURE:
L. Ireland, The Works of George Inness: An Illustrated Catalogue Raisonné, Austin, Texas, 1965, pp. 97-8, no. 388, illustrated;
M. Quick, George Inness; A Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. I, New Brunswick, New Jersey 2007, p. 386, no. 405, illustrated.


More information about George Inness. See also: Inness, George, Innes, George, Inness, George, Jr., Inness, Georges, Jr. Artist.

Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000.

Condition Report*: Lined canvas and the tacking edges are covered in tape. Faint 2 inch hairline scratch in the foliage visible under raking light, left of the large tree. Under UV exam, scattered specks of inpainting, mostly at corners and lower left. Visible varnish drip along left side visible in sky.
Framed Dimensions 36 X 30 Inches
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