Mono Pass, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California

Artist William Keith American, born Great Britain, 1839–1911

Date1877

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions40 x 72 in. (101.6 x 182.9 cm)
Frame: 47 3/4 x 79 3/4 in. (121.3 x 202.6 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina

Object number52.9.20

On View

On view

Provenance**Created United States, 1877; collection of the artist. [Williams and Everett Gallery, Boston, 1878] [1]. [John Nicholson Gallery, New York]; sold to NCMA, 1952.

[1] Label removed from reverse of stretcher: "M. C. M. A. EXHIBITION, 1878./FINE-ART DEPARTMENT/No. 50/Title Mona Pass Sierra Nevada C[al.]/Artist Wm.Keith/[Owner]" " (artist)/[Return t]o W & E./Price $1000.00 ("1" marked over with "5", suggesting price correction to $5000.00)
Alfred C. Harrison, Jr., noting that Keith used Williams & Everett Gallery as his agent in Boston, suggests that the picture was sold through them to an East Coast collector (see letter 7/27/90).

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