John William Hill
Woodland Pool with Men Fishing

ArtistAmerican, 1812–1879
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Woodland Pool with Men Fishing
Date1870
PlaceUnited States
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsSheet (sight): 11 × 13 3/4 in. (27.9 × 34.9 cm)
Frame: 17 7/8 × 20 3/4 in. (45.4 × 52.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by James R. Crane and Frank J. Hevrdejs in honor of Dr. Emily Ballew Neff at "One Great Night in November, 2006"
Object number2006.645
Not on view

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Department
American Art
ProvenanceChristie's East, November 25 1980; to Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1980; Private Collection, 1982 - 2006
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in red, in the image lower left: "J.W. Hill \ 1870"
Two printed back labels:
"HIRSCHL & ADLER / Galleries, inc. / ... / ARTIST: JOHN WILLIAM HILL / ... / NUMBER: APG: 3928..."

"Hirschl & Adler / Galleries, Inc. / ... / ARTIST: JOHN WILLIAM HILL / ... / NUMBER: APG: 19677D.003..."

Printed auction number: "49"

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