Life, art, and letters of George Inness . r and nearerto the tone of nature. I shall continue working on it aslong as I can improve it, so that precisely when it will befinished I cannot say; however as long as I obtain what Iwant the time is not to be considered. I presume you areenjoying yourself; that is, if you can keep cool. It is prettywarm here to-day; about ninety, I think. We expect you to bring lots of news upon your hands seem to miss you, and none more than I. I shalllook for you on Saturday. Give my love to Julia andGeorge. Your affectionate George. The picture of the o
Life, art, and letters of George Inness . r and nearerto the tone of nature. I shall continue working on it aslong as I can improve it, so that precisely when it will befinished I cannot say; however as long as I obtain what Iwant the time is not to be considered. I presume you areenjoying yourself; that is, if you can keep cool. It is prettywarm here to-day; about ninety, I think. We expect you to bring lots of news upon your hands seem to miss you, and none more than I. I shalllook for you on Saturday. Give my love to Julia andGeorge. Your affectionate George. The picture of the old man referred to in these let-ters was sold in the executors sale of Inness picturesin 1895. The picture itself brought only two hun-dred and eighty dollars, but the entire amount of thewhole sale exceeded one hundred thousand dollars. My fathers enthusiasm for figure-painting did notlast long, a few years at most, but while it lasted, hedid some very noteworthy things, The Old Veteran,or The Old Man being one of the best examples. 158. LETTERS There is a little story connected with this canvas. It disappeared, as fathers pictures had done before, and we supposed it had merely gone the way of manyof his best works; that being in need of a canvas, hehad painted the old man out. We were resigned tothe loss. Some time later the picture was discoveredbeautifully framed in the home of a gentleman whowas one of Pops patrons. Upon inquiry as to howhe got it, the gentleman replied in very positive tonesthat he had purchased it from George Inness himself. Never, said my father. I did not sell you thatpicture. Well, Mr. Inness, he continued, do you remem-ber selling me this? He pointed to a landscape ofmy fathers. I do, answered Pop. Well, when you sold me that landscape you soldme this old man. When I got it home I found thatthe canvas on which you had painted the landscapehad been stretched over the original canvas of the oldveteran; therefore I consider that I own both of thesepictu
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