historical notes
|
Henry Mortimer Johnston was a photographer and collector who died in Hackensack, NJ.
Johnston sold his paintings February 28, 1893, through Ortgies & Co. (Fifth Avenue Art Galleries), New York at Chickering Hall (New York Times, 31/1/1893).
Johnston’s collection included work by, among others, Theodore Rousseau, Troyon, Van Marcke, Jules Dupré, Felix Zeim, Jacque, Diaz, Daubigny, Delacroix, Rosa Bonheur, Corot, Jules Breton, Isabey, De Neuville, Millet, Martin Rico, Clays, Grison, Michel, Mettling, Marilhat, Lambinet, Kaemmerer, Becker, Jalabert, A. Pasini, Monticelli, Pelouse, V. Hugnet, Claude Monet, Courbet, J. B. Jongkind, Vollon, Zamacois, Bouguereau, Robie, Raybet, Braith, Desgoffe, Vernet Lecompte, Smith-Hald, Watelin, Pierre Outin, Carl Hoff, Pierre Mignard, Guido Reni, George Inness, David Johnson, Arthur Quarterly, J. Francis Murphy and Leonard Ochtman.
|