Campfire at Sunset, 1867
by George Inness (1825–1894)18⅛ x 30 1/16 inches
Signed and dated lower left: G. Inness 1867
Information
Provenance
Mrs. Lincoln Ellsworth, until 1969
[With] Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, New York, 1969
[With] Meredith Long & Company, Houston, Texas, 1969
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Britton III, Houston, Texas
[With] Meredith Long & Company, Houston, Texas
James H. Stone, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, acquired from above
Private collection, by descent from above
Sale, Christie’s, New York, New York, January 18, 2024, lot 279
Exhibited
Davis & Long Company, New York, New York, American-English Paintings, Watercolors, and Drawings, November 9–December 3, 1977, no. 11
David Findlay, Jr. Gallery, New York, New York, George Inness, 1825–1894, November 8–December 8, 1984
Literature
Michael Quick, George Inness: A Catalogue Raisonné, vol. I, 1841–1879 (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2007), 281, no. 298.
Note: This painting is included in LeRoy Ireland’s never published supplement to his catalogue The Works of George Inness, which is now held in the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution (reel 994, fr. 254). Ireland described this work as, “rich in color and significant of this time of evening. Inness loved the sunset hour. There is a certain grandeur in the luminous effect of the sun, which is indicative of his rare skill.”[1]
[1] Quoted in Michael Quick, George Inness: A Catalogue Raisonné, vol. I, 1841–1879 (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2007), 281.
Artist Biography
American landscape Tonalist painter driven by a zealous spirit to portray truth in nature
By William Tylee Ranney Abbott
George Inness’ individualistic, expressive style, and commitment to the visual representation of Swedenborgian principles reinvented the landscape genre, ushering in a new era of American art.
I. Biography
II. Chronology
III. Collections
IV. Exhibitions
V. Memberships & Awards
VI. Notes
VII. Suggested Resources
I. Biography
George Inness was born on May 1st, 1825