Minneiska, Minn.

1889

Henry Peter Bosse

Associated Names
Henry Peter Bosse

Artist, American, born Germany, 1844 - 1903

The image displays a town near a body of water, with a hill in the background. The scene has a cyanotype effect, giving it a blue monochrome palette. Buildings are visible along the water's edge, and a hill covered in trees is on the left.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Major A. Mackenzie, United States Army Corps of Engineers [d. 1921], Washington, DC. Mike Conner, Washington, DC, 1990; (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 16 October 1990, no. 67). Betsy S. Aubrey and E. Steve Lichtenberg, MD, San Francisco (through the Simon Lowinsky Gallery, New York), 1992; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper center, in black ink: 78.; lower center: Minneiska, Minn. 1889.

Markings

on verso, paper manufacturer's watermark, reversed: aloe's satino [space] johannot et c

Wikidata ID

Q64155074

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