John George Brown (American, 1831–1913)The BouquetSigned and dated 'J.G. Brown/1860' bottom left; also with preparer's stencil verso, oil on canvas12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm)PROVENANCE:Paul J. and Patricia A. Zecchi.Private Collection, South Carolina.Christie's, New York, sale of March 4, 2010, lot 179.Acquired directly from the above sale.Private Collection, Colorado.EXHIBITED:The National Academy of Design, New York, 1860, no. 2 (as The Boquet [sic])LITERATURE:(Possibly) Brooklyn Eagle, February 6, 1867, no. 2 (as The Boquet, [sic] sold from the Collection of Samuel P. Avery to John Force).Martha Hoppin, The World of J.G. Brown, Chesterfield, Massachusetts, 2010, no. 1-14, p. 34 (illustrated).NOTE:We wish to thank Dr. Martha Hoppin for confirming the authenticity of the present work, and for her kind assistance in cataloguing it.