Lot 15
JOHN FRANCIS MURPHY (1853–1921)
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Provenance:
Elizabeth Bridget (Lady Shaughnessy), Montreal;
The Honourable Marguerite Shaughnessy, Montreal;
By descent to her granddaughter, Mrs. Norman Mais, Fort Tipperary, St. Andrews, NB on May 8, 1937;
Gift of Mrs. Norman Mais;
To the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB on May 23, 1985, Accession No. 1985-12;
Deaccessioned to benefit art purchases at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Literature:
This work is cited in “The Beaverbrook Art Gallery” September 1985, No. 33 issue, n.p.
Note:
The Shaughnessy family of Montreal and St. Andrews, NB were connected to the Canadian Pacific Railway and were among the early patrons and supporters of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery.
“Sleepy Hollow, New York” (1885) is mentioned as one of two Barbizon-influenced paintings donated by Mrs. Mais, the other being, Lot 14 in this auction by the American artist Richard Pauli (active ca. 1855-1892)