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Description:
John Bernard Johnston (American, 1847-1886)
Plowing
Signed "John B. Johnston" l.l., identified and titled on an exhibition label from the Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, (see below) affixed to the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 12 x 18 in., framed.
Condition: Trimmed and mounted to Masonite, craquelure, retouch.
Provenance: The collection of Frederic and Jean Sharf, Massachusetts and Florida.
Exhibitions: William Morris Hunt and the Summer Art Colony at Magnolia, Massachusetts, 1876-1879, November 18, 1981-February 28, 1982, Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts.
Estimate $300-500
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