A Moment of Suspense
1909
Henry Farny
born Ribeauville, Alsace, France, 1847; died Cincinnati, Ohio, 1916
Oil on Windsor and Newton prepared wood panel
13 5/8 x 9 3/8 in. (34.6 x 23.8 cm)
Framed: 21 1/4 x 16 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (54 x 42.5 x 3.2 cm)
Gift of the Estate of Bruce Leven
2018.5.8
Provenance: According to a typed label on backing board, the artist, as a gift to Louis Allen Ireton, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1909, “As a token of friendship for over due advances”; according to another printed label on frame, [Harley L. Bickmore (1888-1969)], Cincinnati, Ohio, probably by 1953; with [Mary Ran Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio], 1990; [A.J. Kollar Fine Paintings, Seattle, Washington]; sold to Bruce Leven, Seattle, Washington; bequeathed to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2018
Photo: Mark Woods