Works in the Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné are organized into themes based on medium, locale (United States or Europe), and subject matter. Portraits made in the United States are further categorized by when Johnson made them: early (before he went to Europe in 1849) and late (after he returned to the U.S. in 1855). Uncategorized drawings are drawings for which not all of these details are known. Either the subject matter indicated by the title is ambiguous (for example, Crayon) or, more often, the subject matter is clear (for example, Half Figure of Young Man with Beard), but it is unknown when and/or where Johnson made the work. Future research may enable the works in this theme to be identified more specifically. —AM
MacGibeny, 2022: Although its general subject matter is known from the title, Portrait of a Lady is considered to be an Uncategorized Drawing because Johnson could have done it in either Europe or America. The medium of pastel suggests that it may be more likely to have been done in America, since no European drawing by Johnson is known in which pastel is the primary medium. Its large size also is more characteristic of his American drawings.
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