Robert Loftin Newman (American, 1827-1912) The Wandering Mind

Signed bottom left, oil on canvas

(11 1/4 x 9 1/4 (28.6 x 23.5cm))

Provenance

The Artist.
Acquired directly from the above.
Sir William Van Horne, Montreal, Canada.
To his daughter, Miss Adaline Van Horne (by 1934).
Private Collection, Ontario, Canada.
"Doyle at Home," Doyle New York, New York, New York, December 5, 2012, lot 89.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Private Collection, Oregon.

Footnote:

Literature

Marchal E. Landgren, Robert Loftin Newman, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 152, pp. 39,171 (illustrated).

Frederic F. Sherman, "Robert Loftin Newman" in Landscape and Figure Painters of America, Nabu Press, New York, 2010, p. 14 (illustrated, reproduced from Art in American 4 (April 1916): 177-184).

Condition report:

The painting is in good overall condition. Craquelure is present across the surface but appears stable at present. Examination under UV light reveals a milky green varnish across the composition which makes it difficult to inspect. Apart from inpainted fleckes in upper left corner, it is assumed that the purple recesses are the degradation of the varnish rather than restoration.
Frame: 18 1/2 x 16 x 2 1/2 in.