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Verso:
Titled

John S. McCormick, who acquired this painting in 1936, was a personal friend of the artist. The two men shared a great affection for the outdoors and were hunting and fishing companions for many years. In 1947, McCormick sold Pleissner a parcel of his land in Pawlett, Vermont, where the artist built a house and studio, which served as his base for the next thirty years.

PROVENANCE:
[The Crossroads of Sport, New York, New York, 1936]
Mr. John S. McCormick, Manchester, Vermont, 1936
Private Collection, New York, New York

EXHIBITIONS:
Angling in the Western World, The National Sporting Library & Museum, Middleburg, Virginia, September 28, 2013 - March 23, 2014

LITERATURE:
Margaret Donovan, “Ogden Pleissner - A Memorial Exhibition,” American Art Review, Volume VII, no. 4 (1995), page 154
Brook Chilvers, “Places in Time - The Fishing Art of Ogden Pleissner,” Gray’s Sporting Journal, Volume 33, Issue 2 (April 2010), page 67, illustrated

Condition ReportSurface condition is very good. Several hairline cracks in sky in upper-left portion of the painting. Slight three inch bar mark to left of top-center. No signs of restoration.

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