Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné
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Photo: Gil Anderson, New Haven, Connecticut
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23.0 Children and Pets
A traditional theme in genre painting, but also seen in children’s portraits, are children interacting with their pets. Pets, then and now, were given to children to encourage responsibility and even empathy toward other creatures. Pictures in the theme Maine Haylofts (13.7) also include children and pets. —PH
Hills no. 23.0.12v
1907 Sale no. 40
Girl Holding Pet White Rabbit [verso of Child and Rabbits]
c.1878
Oil on board
11 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. (29.2 x 16.8 cm)
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Description / Remarks
Hills, 2022: Although John I. H. Baur owned and annotated a copy of the catalogue of Johnson's 1907 Estate Sale, he did not include this work in his own 1940 catalogue listing; he must have obtained it after publication.
Markings
Inscribed upper left: figure/Snidisin [possibly—difficult to discern]
Provenance
Private collection, New Haven, Connecticut (by purchase)
Private collection, by September 1983
Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): 1983-09-13
Keywords
- Subject matter:
- Rabbits »
Record last updated July 25, 2023. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Girl Holding Pet White Rabbit [verso of Child and Rabbits], c.1878 (Hills no. 23.0.12v)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1592 (accessed on April 20, 2024).