Lot 40: George Hitchcock (1850-1913)

George Hitchcock (1850-1913)
The Stork's Nest
signed 'G Hitchcock' (lower left)
oil on canvas
22¼ x 17¼ in. (56.5 x 43.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1890-1906.

New York, M. Knoedler & Co., The Flowers of Holland, December 3-15, 1906, no. 19.
New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Pictures by George Hitchcock, 1910, no. 4.
Chicago, Illinois, The Art Institute of Chicago, Oil Paintings by George Hitchcock, Water Colors on Ivory by Cecil Jay (Mrs. George Hitchcock) R.M.S., January 3-22, 1911, no. 2.
Savannah, Georgia, Telfair Museum of Art, and elsewhere, Dutch Utopia: American Artists in Holland, 1880-1914, October 1, 2009-January 10, 2010.

M. Knoedler & Co., The Flowers of Holland: A Catalogue of Paintings by George Hitchcock, exhibition checklist, New York, 1906, n.p., no. 19.
M. Knoedler & Co., Pictures by George Hitchcock, exhibition checklist, New York, 1910, n.p., no. 4.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Oil Paintings by George Hitchcock, Water Colors on Ivory by Cecil Jay (Mrs. George Hitchcock) R.M.S., exhibition checklist, n.p., Chicago, Illinois, 1911, no. 2.
A. Scott, ed., Dutch Utopia: American Artists in Holland, 1880-1914, exhibition catalogue, Savannah, Georgia, 2009, pp. 126-27, pl. 23, illustrated.

Coe Kerr Gallery, New York.
Christie's, New York, 29 May 1987, lot 108.
Private collection, acquired from the above.
Sotheby's, New York, 5 December 1996, lot 8.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Property from a Private Collection, Kiawah Island, South Carolina