William Doyle Galleries, Sale 020521 (May 21, 2002), lot 2.
(Lower right:) J. Francis Murphy 1914 signed
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Summary:
View of a hillside in autumn painted in warm green, yellow, gold, and orange/rust colors. In the foreground there is a grassy soft yellow-green clearing, with a band of trees in the middle distance left and right, and a clearing between the trees. Across the left foreground there is a tree trunk lying on the ground, with trees behind it in shades of yellow. The trees on the right have rust/orange colored leaves. Behind the trees is a hillside with a gray yellow sky above the high horizon. In the far distance a trail of smoke is visible rising from the middle of the hillside.
