Indian Summer, 1871
by John Williamson (1826–1885)14⅛ x 22⅛ inches
Monogrammed and dated lower right: JW. 71; on verso: Indian Summer / By Jw. Williamson / N. Y. 1871 –
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Provenance
Private collection, New Hampshire
Sale, Skinner, Boston, Massachusetts, November 17, 2006, lot 173, from above
Private collection, Yonkers, New York, acquired from above
Questroyal Fine Art, LLC, New York, New York, acquired from above, 2007
Private collection, Millerton, New York, acquired from above, 2007
Questroyal Fine Art, LLC, New York, New York, acquired from above, 2008
Private collection, Connecticut, acquired from above, 2008
Private collection, Massachusetts, from above, 2012
Artist Biography
John Williamson was a versatile artist who created still lifes, genre scenes, and landscapes during the heyday of the Hudson River School. Born in Scotland, Williamson came to the United States with his family in 1831. He spent most of his life in Brooklyn, New York, studying art at the Brooklyn Institute and helping to found the Brooklyn Art Association.
Williamson was particularly drawn to mountain scenery and made frequent painting trips to the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains, as well as the Berkshire Mountains, White Mountains, and Green Mountains of New England. His intimate, poetic views drew from the atmospheric