Details
David Johnson (1827-1908)
Scenery on the Weinockie, New Jersey
signed with initials in monogram and dated 'DJ 1880' (lower right)–signed again 'David Johnson,' dated again and inscribed with title (on the reverse)
oil on board
1378 x 1934 in. (35.2 x 50.2 cm.)
Painted in 1880.
Provenance
Harrison Securities, Inc., Cape Girardeau, Missouri, by 1981.
Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1984.
Literature
J.I.H. Baur, "‘…the exact brushwork of Mr. David Johnson,’ An American Landscape Painter, 1827-1908,” The American Art Journal XII, Chicago, Illinois, 1980, pp. 32-55.
G. Owens, Nature Transcribed: The Landscapes and Still Lifes of David Johnson (1827-1908), exhibition catalogue, New Haven, Connecticut, 1988, p. 79.
Exhibited
Evanston, Illinois, Terra Museum of American Art, A Mirror of Creation, December 20-March 15, 1981, no. 19.
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