Lot 172

Property from the Collection of Esther and Howard Freeman, Worcester, Massachusetts

John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902)

Spring Freshet

Name: John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902)
Brand: Spring Freshet
Price: 50000.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised USD 62,500

Estimate

USD 40,000 - USD 60,000

Loading details

Try our

John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902)

Spring Freshet

Price Realised USD 62,500

John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902)
Spring Freshet
signed 'J.H. Twachtman-' (lower right)
oil on canvas
18 x 22¼ in. (45.7 x 56.5 cm.)

The artist.
Estate of the above.
American Art Galleries, New York, The Work of the Late John H. Twachtman, 24 March 1903, lot 27, sold by the above.
William H. Bliss, St. Louis, Missouri, acquired from the above.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Washington, D.C., by descent, 1935.
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C., bequest of the above, 1940.
[With]Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 1975, acquired from the above.
Acquired by the late owners from the above, 1976.

J.D. Hale, Life and Creative Development of John H. Twachtman, Ph.D. dissertation, Ohio State University, 1957, vol. 2, p. 550, no. 182.
L.N. Peters, Spanierman Gallery, LLC, The Ten American Painters, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1990, pp. 167-68, illustrated.

New York, The Lotos Club, Exhibition of Paintings by the Late John H. Twachtman, January 5-31, 1907, no. 3.

Conditions of Sale
FAQs
This lot is offered by Christie's Inc

Brought to you by

A Christie's specialist may contact you to discuss this lot or to notify you if the condition changes prior to the sale.

Lot Essay

This painting will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the work of John Henry Twachtman by Lisa N. Peters, Ph.D. and Ira Spanierman.

The present work is a view of Horseneck Falls in Greenwich, Connecticut, and was previously in the collection of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, founded in Washington, D.C. by Robert and Mildred Bliss in 1940.