Grandeurs of the Yosemite Valley, California

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BENJAMIN CHAMPNEY (1817-1907)
Grandeurs of the Yosemite Valley, California
signed and dated 'B. Champney 1871' (lower left)
oil on canvas
15 x 24 in. (38.1 x 60.9 cm.)
Painted in 1871.

Provenance

The artist.
Dodge, Collier & Perkins, Boston, Massachusetts, acquired from the above.
Private collection, New Hampshire.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, circa 2017.

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Lot Essay

Known for his paintings of the Northeast such as the sweeping landscapes of New Hampshire, Benjamin Champney produced few depictions of the American West. The present work was inspired by his trip to the region while visiting friend and contemporary Thomas Hill, and was made into a chromolithograph by Boston publisher Dodge, Collier & Perkins.

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