Morning on the Whitewater
J. Ottis Adams
1901
Oil on canvas laid down on board
22 x 32 inches
Other Information
Framed dimensions: 33 1/2 x 43 1/2 inches
Inscription: Signed and dated lower left
Provenance: Joseph K. Sharpe, Jr., Indianapolis (by 1903); Mrs. Charles Latham, Indianapolis (daughter, by descent); Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Wise (by purchase through Eckert Fine Art); Private Collection, Richmond, Indiana (by purchase through Eckert Fine Art, November 5, 1997).
Exhibited: Indianapolis, H. Lieber Co., "A Collection of Oil Paintings, Scenes from the Vicinity of Brookville by J. Ottis Adams," December 2–7, 1901 (7); Indianapolis, Tomlinson Hall, "An Exhibition of Indiana Art, Contemporary & Retrospective," April 27–May 9, 1903 (4); Cologne, Germany, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, November 14, 1990–January 27, 1991; Mainz, Germany, Landesmuseum, February 24–May 19, 1991; Indianapolis Museum of Art, November 24, 1991–February 2, 1992 "The Passage: Return of Indiana Painters from Germany, 1880-1905," (label verso); Brookville, Indiana, Franklin County Courthouse, "Brookville Through the Artist's Eye," October 16–November 13, 2009 (label verso); Richmond, Indiana, Richmond Art Museum, "Collector's Edition: Hoosier Art Heritage," February 1-March 26, 2016 (label verso); Muncie, Indiana, David Owsley Museum of Art, "Impressions of Love: J. Ottis Adams and Winifred Brady Adams," January 24–May 19, 2019 (label verso).
Literature: Judith Vale Newton, "The Hoosier Group: Five American Painters," Indianapolis, Eckert Publications, 1985, illus. p. 91 (color); Martin Krause, "The Passage: Return of Indiana Painters from Germany, 1880-1905," Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1990, illus. p. 209 (color); Robert G. La France, Editor, "Impressions of Love: J. Ottis Adams and Winifred Brady Adams," Muncie, Indiana, David Owsley Museum of Art, Ball State University, 2019, illus. p. 64, cat. 27 (color).
Without question, one of this Hoosier Group master's best and most important paintings. Extensive exhibition and publication history. Recent museum quality conservation and superior quality period-style frame, wood and composition, 22K gold gilt.
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