Lot 338: Joseph Eliot Enneking (American 1881-1942)

Joseph Eliot Enneking (American 1881-1942)
“Hollyhocks and Houses”
depicting a lush summer garden filled with tall blooming hollyhocks and dappled sunlight filtering through verdant trees, with a cottage partially visible in the background; painted with vibrant, impasto brushwork and a bright impressionist palette, evoking the warmth and serenity of a New England landscape in full bloom
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right J.Eliot Enneking, signed and titled verso
20″ x 24″
Provenance: Property from a Essex, Connecticut estate
Lloyd E. Cook Auctions, 6/6/1987 ($1,900)
Exhibited: New Haven Print and Clay Club, 1933

Good condition overall.

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Estimate: $1500- $2500

Auction Date: January 1, 2026