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Reading on the Rocks, Grand Manan
Reading on the Rocks, Grand Manan

Reading on the Rocks, Grand Manan

John George Brown (American (born in England), 1831–1913)
about 1877
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions58.42 x 38.1 cm (23 x 15 in.)
Credit LineGift of Walstein C. Findlay, Jr. in memory of William Wadsworth Findlay
Accession number61.1294
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Description
John George BrownAmerican (born in England), 1831–1913 Reading on the Rocks, Grand Manan, about 1877Oil on canvasThis painting, which Brown exhibited in 1892, bears a false signature of Winslow Homer.Gift of Walstein C. Findlay, Jr. in memory of William Wadsworth Findlay, 1961   61.1294
InscriptionsLower left (in another hand): Homer/1888ProvenanceThe artist; Walstein C. Findlay, Jr., by about 1959; to MFA, 1961, gift of Walstein C. Findlay, Jr.
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