SUNNYSIDE

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

SUNNYSIDE

Entry/Object ID

SS.2008.1 a-b

Description

a. Painting: Watercolor depicting the south-east exterior of Sunnyside on a sunny, spring day: purple wisteria in bloom, covering the entrance way to the house; female figure in period dress entering house; gothic-style benches on either side of porch; three green benches to the left of the house; two weather-vanes on both south and east facing gables; green ivy growing up south façade and east face; door to bathroom off of Cross Hall green in color with six panels; plant in middle-lower foreground, covering right view of house; two sets of cluster-columned chimneys, one in front part of house, second in back; sunlight hitting south façade and southern facing walls, shadow on east faces; three pine trees in background behind house; dark green shadows across lawn in front of the house; river and area across the river in the left far background beind trees; light brown pathway in front of house through middle ground; pencil marks visible beneath watercolor; long pencil streaks on left side of watercolor, running vertically; double matting with a lavender inner mat, and a large, white outer mat; plastic (maybe metal). b. Frame: Gold colored frame; circular, green sticker in lower left hand corner reading "Sotheby's New York, Lot 131/2"(removed); 3 white, overlapping labels, on the back, bottom right side, top label with barcode reading "36JDY" and underneath in bold "N08152 0131", 2nd label reading "hnson, Sunnyside", and bottom label "NOP 1" and underneath "6 JDY"; 3 white, overlapping labels, on the back top, left corner, 1st with barcode reading "36JDY" and underneath in bold "N08152 0131", 2nd with barcode reading "36JDY" and underneath "Two works: Johnson, Sunnyside; Haas, Bui" and the 3rd reading "421 NY 8251" with "NOP 1" next to it and "Cecile Johnsen, Sunnyside, watercolor" underneath; inscribed on bottom left hand corner in dark green "Cecile Johnson A. WS (sic)."

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor, Pencil, Paper, Plastic, Plexiglas, Watercolor, pencil, paper, plastic, plexiglas

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Cecile Ryden Johnson

Attribution

Artist

Date made

circa 1980

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

27-3/8 in

Width

34-3/8 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 27 3/8 x 34 3/8 x 3/4 in. (69.5 x 87.3 x 1.9 cm)

Dimension Description

Other

Height

50.641 cm

Width

69.056 cm

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 50.6 x 69.1 cm (19 15/16 x 27 3/16 in.)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper cockling on right side; slight dents in frame; tears in dust cover on reverse side of frame

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

Mr. Simpson purchased this work at a Sotheby's auction, October 11, 2005, "Property from the Estate of Laurance S. Rockefeller."

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Unit 3 Slot 5

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial