Reverie
The 1917 auction catalog included the following information: A letter from Mr. Knight to the purchaser of this canvas states that the model who posed for the picture is “little Madeleine” and refers to the pleasure he found in executing the work.
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Woman with Watering Can
Knitting in the Garden
A Pensive Moment
Gathering Apple Blossoms
Olga
This painting, unfinished and unsigned at the time of its auction in 1925, underwent significant modifications shortly thereafter. It is highly plausible that the purchaser, John J. Campbell, commissioned Louis Aston Knight to execute these changes. Among the notable alterations were adjustments to the horizon line and enhancements to the foreground foliage. The figure depicted…
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There is a letter, which we have not physically seen, related to this painting: Rolleboise 16th January 1912 D.S. Miller Esq. My Dear Sir Mr. Roland F. Knowdler writes me that you have just purchased my picture of “Armand the Shepherdess”. I hope that this painting may prove a source of pleasure to you. It…
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