The Trout Brook

Artist George Inness (American, 1825 - 1894)

Date1891

Geographic OriginMontclair, New Jersey

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsFramed: H 38 x W 53 1/2 in. (H 96.5 x W 135.9 cm)
Image: H 45 1/2 x W 30 1/8 in. (H 115.6 x W 76.5 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 1965 The Members' Fund

Object number65.36

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Published Title The Trout Brook

Remarks 1981 Newark Museum Catalogue

Inscriptionsrecto: l.l. black paint "G. Inness 1891"Marks and Labels/Stampsstretcher: c.l. label "A 4895" [Knoedler Gallery inventory]; l.r. label "PLASTIC VARNISH / 22869 / V."; back of frame: u.l. label "4541"; l.l. label "NO. 69847 / FRAME"; u.r. label "OFA [monogram] / OLLENDORFF FINE ARTS / FINE ART PACKERS AND SHIPPERS / NEW YORK - SAN FRANCISCO / LOT NO / (78-73) 6156 / Piece No. / 6"ProvenanceM. Knoedler & Co. (purchased April 1952, Parke-Bernet Gallery, lot #666, sale #337); James W. Ellsworth, New York, New York; Bernon S. Prentice, New York, New York; to Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, New YorkExhibition History"Aspects of a Collection, 18th-19th Century American Paintings from the Newark Museum," Knoedler Gallery benefit exhibition (Mar. 1977)
"George Inness Landscapes: His Signature Years," Oakland Museum, California (Sept. 1978)
"George Inness: A Centennial Commemoration," Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey (Sept. 11 - Nov. 6, 1994)

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