Harvest Scene
Signed lower left: J. JEFFREY GRANT
Description
Schooled in the European academic tradition, James Jeffrey Grant brought to his canvasses an intelligent and disciplined feeling for design, form, and color, all elements on display in Harvest Scene. The painting of a man gleaning among haystacks, his loyal dog looking on, reflects Grant’s interest in portraying the charms of small-town life, whether among the coves and winding streets of Cape Ann or the rural environs of the Midwest. It also demonstrates the artist’s dexterity for rendering the play of sunlight and shadow on the figure and bundles of hay, while simultaneously interpreting the distant church and trees in a more atmospheric manner.
Provenance
By descent through the artist’s family to private collection, San Diego, California
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Condition
Very good. The painting was recently cleaned, and the board was pressed with heat and moisture to address slight bowing. There are a few small spots of in-paint along the top edge, some specks along the right edge, in the right sky, and in the man, and clusters of specks in the lower center grass and scattered in the lower right quadrant
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Description
Schooled in the European academic tradition, James Jeffrey Grant brought to his canvasses an intelligent and disciplined feeling for design, form, and color, all elements on display in Harvest Scene. The painting of a man gleaning among haystacks, his loyal dog looking on, reflects Grant’s interest in portraying the charms of small-town life, whether among the coves and winding streets of Cape Ann or the rural environs of the Midwest. It also demonstrates the artist’s dexterity for rendering the play of sunlight and shadow on the figure and bundles of hay, while simultaneously interpreting the distant church and trees in a more atmospheric manner.
Provenance
By descent through the artist’s family to private collection, San Diego, California
Inscriptions
Labels
Exhibitions
Literature
Condition
Very good. The painting was recently cleaned, and the board was pressed with heat and moisture to address slight bowing. There are a few small spots of in-paint along the top edge, some specks along the right edge, in the right sky, and in the man, and clusters of specks in the lower center grass and scattered in the lower right quadrant
