View of New York Harbor, 1866
John Williamson (1826 - 1885)
Oil on canvas
20 x 34 inches
Signed lower right: J.W. 66
20 x 34 inches
Signed lower right: J.W. 66
Provenance
Alexander Gallery, New York
Private collection, acquired from the above, 1991
Sale, Christie’s, The Max N. Berry Collection, New York, January 22, 2026, lot 3B
Related Work
Mountainous Landscape, oil on board, 4¼ x 11⅛ inches, monogrammed lower left: JWilliamson; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Note
A versatile artist skilled in landscapes, genre scenes and still life, John Williamson’s intimate, poetic topographical views drew from the atmospheric style of the Luminists and bear comparison to the works of John Frederick Kensett, Sanford Robinson Gifford and other key Hudson River School artists. View of New York Harbor demonstrates his skill as a marine painter and lustrous colorist, complete with exacting topography in the distance.
