Moonrise

Provenance

The artist, Montclair, NJ, 1891 [this and the following according to Ireland 1965, 355 and Quick 2007, 334]; by descent to his estate, 1894; sold, Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, New York, Feb. 12–14, 1895, lot 30, to T.J. Briggs, New York. Emerson McMillin (1844–1922), New York, by Mar., 1902 [Lotos Club exh., 1902]; With M. Knoedler & Co., New York, Jan., 1911 [stock book, no. 12274]. With Henry Reinhardt Galleries, Chicago, Mar., 1911; sold to Edward B. Butler, Chicago, Mar. 11, 1911; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1911.

Moonrise

George Inness

1891

Accession Number

64754

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

76.5 × 64.1 cm (30 1/8 × 25 1/4 in.)

Classification

painting

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Edward B. Butler Collection