Oil on canvas, c. 1859, signed 'W.M. Hunt' and titled on the reverse. 24 1/2 x 20 in., 36 x 31 1/2 in. (frame). Exhibited: New York, The National Academy of Design, 1865 Literature: Helen M. Knowlton The Art Life of William Morris Hunt (Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1900) p. 152. Martha J. Hoppin & Henry Adams William Morris Hunt: A Memorial Exhibition (Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1979) p. 16. Sally Webster William Morris Hunt (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991) pp. 60-61, p.79, illus.p.61. Note: William Morris Hunt was an influential Boston painter who helped to bring the ideas of the French Barbizon School to America. This painting is one of a pair that Hunt finished shortly before the Civil War. It's companion work is titled The Singers.  The Singers. 

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A split upper left corner backed with clear tape. Craquelure with lifting and losses along the right edge. Some surface soiling.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold ""as is"" in accordance with our conditions of sale.