Junius Brutus Stearns (American, 1810-1885) Children Fishing

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Junius Brutus Stearns (American, 1810-1885)

Children Fishing
Signed and dated "Stearns 1850" l.r., titled on a label from The American Art Union and on a fragmentary label, both affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 28 13/4 x 36 in. (73.0 x 91.3 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, retouch, fine, stable craquelure.

Provenance: The artist; to The American Art Union, 1852; to Mary Monica Maguire, 1852; through to M. Knoedler & Company, Inc., until 1946; Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, 1946-1970; to a private New York State collection, 1970-2018; Shannon's Fine Art Auctioneers, American & European Fine Art, October 25, 2018, Lot 161; to a private collection, Hudson, New York.

Literature: Lesser Known Artists from the Permanent Collection, The Butler Institute of American Art, 1965, illustrated no. 24; Millard F. Rogers, Jr., "Fishing Subjects by Junius Brutus Stearns," The Magazine Antiques, XCVIII, No. 2, 1970, pp. 246-50, illustrated as Figure 1.

Exhibitions: American Art Union, December 1851; A Loan Exhibition of American Painting, Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee, October 5-19, 1945; The American Scene from 1750, North Carolina State Art Society, Raleigh, North Carolina, December 12, 1946; Sports and Adventure in American Art, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 15-March 30, 1947; 100 Years Ago, a traveling exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts, 1949-1950; The Massillon Museum, Massillon, Ohio, June 1-30, 1953; Lesser Known Artists from the Permanent Collection, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, November 14, 1965-January 31, 1966.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Framed dimensions are 34 3/8 x 41 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.


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