View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, New York, After a Storm

Provenance

Where it has been

1. 1838 –
   Dr. George Ackerly [d. 1842], New York, NY, to his daughter, Emma Ackerly1
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   “Dr. George Ackerly [d. 1842], New York, NY, to his daughter, Emma Ackerly1 (1838) [notes: 1Ackerly was Cole's brother-in-law.]”

2. By `839 – `847
   Emma Ackerly
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   “Emma Ackerly (By `839 - `847) [notes: 1 Although the painting is listed as for sale in the 1839 Apollo Association exhibition catalogue, it may not have sold, because in the 1848 Thomas Cole exhibition at the Gallery of the American Art Union, the owner is given as “Mrs. J. J. [sic] Chapman,” the married name of Emma Ackerly.]”

3. 1847 –
   Jonathan G. and Emma Ackerly Chapman, sold to Nicholas Matthews1
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   “Jonathan G. and Emma Ackerly Chapman, sold to Nicholas Matthews1 (1847-) [notes: 1Chapman and Emma Ackerly married on April 20, 1847.11]”

4. Until 1914 –
   Nicholas M. Matthews [1858-1930], Baltimore, MD
   purchase
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   “Nicholas M. Matthews [1858-1930], Baltimore, MD (Until 1914)”

5. 1914 –
   (American Art Association, Matthews collection sale, Feb. 17, 1914, no. 61, possibly sold to T. Austin)
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   “(American Art Association, Matthews collection sale, Feb. 17, 1914, no. 61, possibly sold to T. Austin) (1914)”

6. 1914 – 1916
   Possibly T. Austin
   purchase
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   “Possibly T. Austin (1914-1916) [notes: According to American Art Annual (1914, vol. 11), the painting was purchased by T. Austin at the 1914 American Art Association sale of Matthews' collection. The painting then appears again in 1916 in the second Matthews collection sale, this time at Anderson Galleries, with no mention of any ownership by Austin.  It is possible that it failed to sell in 1914, and was simply put up for sale again in 1916. That both the 1914 and 1916 sales situate the painting in the collection of Matthews calls into question the supposed purchase by Austin, as does the fact that the 1916 sale notes that the painting was purchased by Matthews "from Mrs. J.G. Chapman, granddaughter of Mr. Cole," who appears prior to Matthews in the provenance.]”

7. 1916 –
   (Anderson Galleries, New York, NY, Matthews collection sale, Jan. 17, 1916, no. 55, sold to Holland Galleries)
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   “(Anderson Galleries, New York, NY, Matthews collection sale, Jan. 17, 1916, no. 55, sold to Holland Galleries) (1916) [notes: 1In the sale catalogue the painting is titled "Catskill Mountains.]”

8. 1916 – 1917
   (Holland Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
   purchase
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   “(Holland Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (1916-1917) [notes: 1Several copies of the catalogue of the 1916 Matthews collection sale have handwritten notations indicating that Holland Galleries was the buyer.  Additionally, shortly prior to CMA's acquisition of the painting, Holland Galleries lent it to the museum's inaugural exhibition in 1916.]”

9. 1917 –
   The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
   purchase
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   “The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio (1917-)”