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Lot 133 PROPERTY OF THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND

Eastman Johnson (1824-1906)

Child Playing with Rabbit

Closed20 May 2010

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Eastman Johnson (1824-1906)
Child Playing with Rabbit
signed and dated 'E. Johnson./1878' (lower right)
oil on board
26½ x 22¼ in. (67.3 x 56.5 cm.)

Elizabeth Donner Norment, Palm Beach, Florida.
By bequest to the present owner from the above, 1981.

A.M. Lansford, "Famous French and American Names," Art Digest, July 1, 1947, p. 14, illustrated.
H. Devree, "In Current Museum Exhibitions, By Groups," New York Times, June 29, 1947, sec. X, p. 6.
Wildenstein and Co., French and American 19th century Paintings, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1947, n.p., no. 16.
Wildenstein and Co., Eastman Johnson, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1948, n.p., no. 7.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Homer-Johnson, exhibition catalogue, Los Angeles, California, 1949, n.p., no. 15.
E.H. Gustafson, "Museum Accessions," The Magazine Antiques, November 1981, p. 1098, illustrated.
P. Richard, "Acquired Art," Washington Post, November 23, 1982, sec. D, p. 2.

New York, Wildenstein and Co., French and American 19th century Paintings, 1947, no. 16.
New York, Wildenstein and Co., Eastman Johnson, 1948, no. 7.
Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Homer-Johnson, 1949, no. 15.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1972-75, on loan.
Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, Acquisitions Since 1975, November 5, 1982-January 16, 1983.

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This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work being compiled by Dr. Patricia Hills.

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