Kenneth Ness (NC, 1903-2001), Sunrise Across the River

Oil on panel, circa 1935, signed at lower left, inscribed, retaining exhibition and conservation labels to the verso, presented in a gilt frame.

Panel 36 x 32 in.; Frame dimensions 39 1/2 x 35 1/2 in.

Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina

From the Collection of Mr. Jonathan P. Alcott, Raleigh, NC
Leland Little Auctions, March 3, 2018, Lot 131
Acquired from the above

Exhibited:
Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, New York World's Fair, 1939
Scent of the Pine, You Know How I Feel: North Carolina Art from the Jonathan P. Alcott Collection, The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, 2014

Born in Michigan, Kenneth Ness studied in Detroit and Chicago. The present painting was completed after finishing his studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. By 1941 he was the Carnegie Resident Artist at UNC-Chapel Hill. Despite a military post during WWII, Ness remained in Chapel Hill, retiring from the university in 1973.

This work has undergone professional conservation, a summary of the treatment is affixed to the verso.