Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, "Recorders, Deceivers and Dreamers," January 22-February 28, 1965, 1965, no. 91; Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, "American Primitives," December 1969, no. 147.

Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, 1965; Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, 1969; Robert M. Hicklin, Jr., Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1980; Dr. and Mrs. Edward Hoffman, Baltimore; Northeast Auctions, 1993; Private collection, Queenstown, Maryland.

Attributed to Joshua Johnson (American, 1765-1865) Portrait of Mrs. Jacob Rutter and Sarah Rutter, 1810 Oil on canvas 27-1/2 x 23 inches (69.9 x 58.4 cm) PROVENANCE: Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, 1965; Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, 1969; Robert M. Hicklin, Jr., Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1980; Dr. and Mrs. Edward Hoffman, Baltimore; Northeast Auctions, 1993; Private collection, Queenstown, Maryland. EXHIBITED: Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, "Recorders, Deceivers and Dreamers," January 22-February 28, 1965, 1965, no. 91; Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, "American Primitives," December 1969, no. 147. LITERATURE: "Recorders, Deceivers and Dreamers", Kennedy Galleries Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 2, New York, January 1965, pp. 92-93, no. 91. "American Primitives," Kennedy Galleries Quarterly, vol. 9, New York, December 1969, pp. 173, 222, no. 147. The Magazine Antiques, September 1980, p. 397; Frick Art Reference Library, ref. 124-6J. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

Lined canvas. Under UV exam, there appear to be scattered spots of inpaint throughout, with the most prominent including: 12 inch vertical line following the left side stretcher bar line; 2 inch circular area in the child's forehead at right; 2 inch vertical line in the woman's nose; and finley applied lines of inapint in the face's addressing craquelure. Scattered craquelure throughout. Discolored varnish. Framed Dimensions 30.5 X 26 Inches