George Inness
(American, 1825-1894)
Mountain Torrent, c. 1852-3
oil on canvas
initialed G.I. (lower left)
59 1/2 x 52 1/2 inches.


Provenance:
Ogden Haggerty, New York
William Watson, Westchester County, New York
Sold: American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, New York, December 14, 1933, no. 95
T. Weitemeyer Galleries, New York, New York (acquired from above)
Sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, October 28, 1971, lot 130
Sold: Butterfield and Butterfield, San Francisco, December 12, 1995, lot 4786
Robert Henry Adams
Acquired from the above to the present owner in 1997

Literature:
L. Ireland, The Works of George Inness: An Illustrated Catalogue Raisonné, Austin, Texas, 1965, no. 100, p. 25 (listed)
Myers, The Catskills: Painters, Writers, and Tourists in the Mountains, 1820-1895 (exhibition catalogue, 1988), page 151
M. Quick, George Inness: A Catalogue Raisonné, vol. one, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2007, p. 106, no. 65. (illustrated)