Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné
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Detail of Johnson painting a study of Katrina Trask, c. 1887, from photo courtesy of the Corporation of Yaddo
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31.3 U.S. Portraits, Women
Johnson’s paintings of women are often his best portraits, exhibiting a range of techniques and emphasizing their intelligent faces even when enwrapped in sumptuous fabrics, such as we see in Edwina Booth. —PH
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Provenance
References
Esmay, Lynn. Lady of Yaddo: The Gilded Age Memoir of Katrina Trask. Diamond Point, NY: French Mountain Press, 2013, p. 102, reproduction of photo of Johnson painting Katrina Trask on porch at Yaddo.
Sitter Biography
Sitter: Trask, Katrina Nichols (Mrs. Spencer Trask)
Biography:
Katrina (Kate) Nichols Trask (1853–1922). Daughter of George Livingston Nichols and Christina Marie Cole. Wife of Spencer Trask, with whom she founded the artists’ retreat Yaddo; mother of Spencer, Jr. and Christina. All were portrayed by Johnson.
Related work
Trask, Katrina Nichols (Mrs. Spencer Trask)
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Record last updated July 29, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Katrina Nichols Trask, c.1887 (Hills no. 31.3.57)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1176 (accessed on March 28, 2024).