South Moat, North Conway, New Hampshire

Benjamin Champney, American, 1817 - 1907

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mid-late 19th century

Oil on board

Canvas: 9 5/8 × 10 7/8 in. (24.4 × 27.6 cm)

Frame: 12 1/2 × 13 3/4 in. (31.8 × 35 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Helen Holden Wood, Class of 1934W

2013.42.2

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

19th century

Object Name

Painting

Research Area

Painting

Not on view

Inscriptions

Signed, lower left: Champney; printed, on gold wood plaque [not original], on lower center of frame: South Moat, North Conway, N. H. / Benjamin Champney / 1817 1907; on reverse, on backing paper at top, in graphite: Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McConkey, Star Hill, Alfred, Maine / GG373

Provenance

Thomas Wright McConkey (1909-1987) and Lillian "Sue" Goldberg McConkey (1912-2001), Star Hill, Alfred, Maine; Robert A. Goldberg (1918-1997), North Conway, New Hampshire; sold Arthur Lewis Wood (1912-2011, Class of 1934) and Helen "Heidi" Holden Wood (1916-2013), Hanover, New Hampshire, 1983; bequeathed to present collection, 2013.

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