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Peter McCallion (active 1890-1900)
The Little Hatchet
Details
Peter McCallion (active 1890-1900)
The Little Hatchet
signed and dated 'P. McCallion./1890.' (lower right)--inscribed 'This is the little hatchet/that George Washington/cut the cherry tree with' (center left)
oil on canvas
12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm.)
The Little Hatchet
signed and dated 'P. McCallion./1890.' (lower right)--inscribed 'This is the little hatchet/that George Washington/cut the cherry tree with' (center left)
oil on canvas
12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm.)
Provenance
Newhouse Gallery, New York.
[With]Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1996.
[With]Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1996.
Literature
D.P. Curry, American Dreams: Paintings and Decorative Arts from the Warner Collection, Richmond, Virginia, 1997, p. 17, fig. 2, illustrated.
Exhibited
Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, American Dreams: Paintings and Decorative Arts from the Warner Collection, September 20, 1997-January 25, 1998.