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). ...

Description

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.

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