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EASTMAN JOHNSON (American, 1824-1906) Portrait of John C. Chandler and Philip J. Wilson Oil on canvas 21 x 17 inches (53.3 x 43.2 cm) PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTOR PROVENANCE: Judith Kimball Chandler Johnson (Mrs. James G. Wilson), the artist's sister; Philip Johnson Wilson, son of the above; Philip Johnson Wilson, Jr., son of the above; Mrs. Phoebe Hoss; Sotheby's, New York, Important 19th and 20th Century American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, December 8, 1983, lot 81; Acquired by the present owner from the above. EXHIBITED: Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, "A Kennedy Galleries Selection of American Art for Public and Private Collectors", April-May 1981, no. 7. LITERATURE: J.I.H. Bauer, An American Genre Painter, Eastman Johnson, Brooklyn, New York, 1940, no. 160. NOTE: The present work depicts the artist's uncle and nephew. This painting is accompanied by a letter from Dr. Patricia Hills, and will be included in Dr. Hills's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's works.