SOLD Joyceville, Connecticut, 1881
by David Johnson (1827–1908)19 x 14¼ inches
lower right: DJ. 81; on verso: –Study.– / Joyceville. Ct. / David Johnson. 1881.
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Provenance
Sale, Ortgies & Co., Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, New York, New York, February 13–14, 1890, lot 102
Sale, Sotheby’s, New York, New York, May 27, 1993, lot 166
Private collection, Cashiers, North Carolina, acquired from above
Sale, Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina, November 17, 2018, lot 1637, from above
Questroyal Fine Art, LLC, New York, New York, acquired from above
Private collection, Wilton, Connecticut, acquired from above, 2019
Literature
(Possibly) Gwendolyn Owens, Nature Transcribed: The Landscapes and Still Lifes of David Johnson (1827–1908) (Ithaca, NY: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, 1988), 73.
Artist Biography
As a second-generation member of the Hudson River School, David Johnson experienced artistic success during the second half of the nineteenth century. The style of his rocky landscape scenes tended to coincide with whatever genre the current art market dictated as on trend, with his later works demonstrating a distinctly luminist influence.
By Chelsea DeLay
I. Biography
II. Chronology
III. Collections
IV. Exhibitions
V. Memberships
VI. Suggested Resources
VII. Notes
I. Biography
Born in New York City on May 10, 1827, David Johnson went on to become a skilled landscape artist who led a relatively quiet life.[1] Johnson was essentially a self-taught
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