This image was taken from an April 1904
article on Carl Ahrens from the magazine
Brush and Pencil. It is likely an oil and would
have been painted in East Aurora, NY in
the first years of the 20th century. At the time
the article ran, the work was for sale at the
Macbeth Galleries in NYC.
Interestingly enough, there were two
paintings of the same name. This was the
earlier of the two. The later one would have
been completed sometime between 1911
and 1916 and belonged to Major-General
Malcolm Mercer, a major patron of Carl's. It is now in a private collection in Ontario.
