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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
Hills no. 31.3.60
Wilhelmina Frederika Anna Elisabeth Marie
Alternate titles: Portrait of Princess Marie of Holland, Daughter of Prince Frederick, 1874; Princess Marie of Holland, Daughter of Prince Frederick
1874
Oil on board
22 1/4 x 19 in. (56.5 x 48.3 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: E. Johnson / 1874; verso: Princess Marie/of Holland/Daughter of Prince Frederick/From a drawing made from life 1855 at The Hague/by E.J.
Description / Remarks
Hills opinion letter, 2017: "…a bust length portrait of a young woman facing right with her head turned toward us. She has shoulder length brown hair with soft curls and grey eyes. Her dress under a light brown cape [or loose coat] is turquoise with a white lace collar to which is attached a black lacy cravat. "
Provenance
Dealer or private collection, Minnesota
[Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, September 27, 2017, American and European Art, lot 92 (as Portrait of Princess Marie of Holland, Daughter of Prince Frederick, 1874)]
Rowe Collection, Orange County, California, September 27, 2017 (by purchase)
References
Walton 1906
Walton, William. "Eastman Johnson, Painter." Scribner's Magazine 40 (September 1906), p. 268.Hartmann 1908
Hartmann, Sadakichi. "Eastman Johnson: American Genre Painter." The International Studio 34 (April 1908), p. 110.American Art News 1920
American Art News 19, no. 5 (November 13, 1920), p. 4.MacGibeny 2021
MacGibeny, Abigael. "Eastman Johnson, 'America’s Rembrandt,' Was Nurtured by His Experience in Europe." the low countries (Belgium and The Netherlands), November 16, 2021, illus., as Princess Marie of Holland, as Wilhelmina Frederika Anna Elisabeth Marie.Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): 2017-08-15
Examination notes: Hills opinion letter: "...beautifully executed with a combination of techniques typical of Johnson. The background is thinly and freely brushed with tones of brown. The features are delicately painted with deft touches of highlights on her gray eyes. There is some outlining along the outer edges of the lips and along the nose. The light/dark tonal values on her face are true."
Sitter Biography
Sitter: Wilhelmina Frederika Anna Elisabeth Marie of the Netherlands, Princess
Biography:
Princess Marie of the Netherlands (Dutch: Prinses Wilhelmina Frederika Anna Elisabeth Marie der Nederlanden, Prinses van Oranje-Nassau) (June 5, 1841–June 22, 1910).
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Record last updated November 17, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Wilhelmina Frederika Anna Elisabeth Marie, 1874 (Hills no. 31.3.60)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1314 (accessed on May 3, 2024).