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Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné
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31.5 U.S. Portraits, Children and Adolescents
Johnson’s portraits of children and adolescents were often part of a larger commission to paint whole families. In some instances, the children had died and their parents wished to have a reminder of their loved ones. —PH
Hills no. 31.5.4
Ethel Eastman Johnson
Alternate title: Young Girl in White Dress (Ethel)
c.1878–80
Oil on board
12 1/4 x 8 5/8 in. (31.1 x 21.9 cm)
Neither signed nor dated; possible vestige of monogram lower right, illegible
Private collection
Description / Remarks
Teresa Carbone examination notes, c. 1998: "Small three-quarter length image of young girl in white dress with red bow and wide red sash."
Markings
Verso: 4823
Provenance
Private collection (by descent)
Private collection (by descent)
Private collection (by descent)
Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): c. 1998, by Teresa Carbone
Examination notes: Teresa Carbone notes to Hills: Apparent "touching up" on face with rough touches of light flesh tones. Areas of body-dress thinly, broadly described, painterly/not a fine work/heaviness of description in the face/hair is dull yellow-brown/expressionless.
Sitter Biography
Sitter: Conkling, Ethel Eastman Johnson
Biography:
Ethel Eastman Johnson Conkling (1870–1931). Daughter of Johnson. Married Alfred Ronalds Conkling (m. 1896); after Conkling died, married William H. Holden (m. 1922) and settled abroad. Mother of three daughters, only one of whom had her own children. Ethel was Johnson’s frequent model in his genre scenes of children.
Conkling, Ethel Eastman Johnson (Mrs. Alfred Ronald Conkling, later Mrs. William H. Holden)
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Record last updated July 22, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Ethel Eastman Johnson, c.1878–80 (Hills no. 31.5.4)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1319 (accessed on May 3, 2024).