In 1901, Farny completed “Pastures New“. In 1969, this painting was stolen from a home in Indian Hill. An attempt to sell the painting in 1980 resulted in the arrest of the perpetrators and the recovery of the art piece. Do not confuse “Pastures New” with 1901 “In Pasture’s New”, which has a similar look. There are also several other paintings by the same name, such as 1896 Pasture’s New, 1895 In Pasture’s New, 1891 Pasture’s New.
Here’s the original 1901 Pastures New:
And here’s the article related to the theft. This was saved among other newspaper clipping within the Farny Archives of the Cincinnati Library Museum.
This undated picture from the Cincinnati Library Museum includes no caption, but appears to show two many looking over the Pasture’s New painting, probably after recovering it.
In 2017, the painting sold at a Christie’s auction for $372,500.
