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45.4 U.S. Later Portrait Drawings, Women, Unidentified
The identities of the women in these portraits have not yet been confirmed. However, the drawings are known or believed to have been done in the United States, after Johnson returned from Europe in late 1855, based on factors including their inscriptions and the appearance of the sitters and style of the drawings when images are available. —AM
Hills no. 45.4.2
Portrait of a Woman, possibly of the Alexander Family
Alternate titles: American School, Drawing Of A Woman; Crayon Drawing attributed to Eastman Johnson; Portrait of a Woman
c.1856–57
Charcoal and white chalk on paper
22 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 cm)
Description / Remarks
MacGibeny, 2022: The subject of this drawing may be Elizabeth Alexander or Caroline Alexander, based on her close resemblance to their mother Susan Dolby Alexander, portrayed by Johnson in Superior, Wisconsin in 1856; she may even be a younger Susan Dolby Alexander herself.
Provenance
Westchester Fine Art, Valhalla, New York, October 12, 2014, lot 0211
Westchester Fine Art, Valhalla, New York, October 8, 2017, Online Auction—Fall Fine Art Sale, lot 128 (as Crayon Drawing attributed to Eastman Johnson; sold)
[Copake Auction Inc., Copake, New York, September 29, 2018]
Unidentified buyer, September 29, 2018 (by purchase)
[Cottone Auctions, Geneseo, New York, May 5, 2022, Art & Antiques, lot 173 (as Attributed Eastman Johnson (American, 1824-1906) Portrait of a Woman)]
Unidentified buyer, May 5, 2022 (by purchase)
Sitter Biography
Sitter: Alexander, Elizabeth or Caroline (possibly)
Biography:
Possibly Elizabeth Alexander (b. 1811) or Caroline Alexander (b. 1817), based on resemblance to drawing of Susan Dolby Alexander.
Alexander, Susan Dolby (Mrs. Samuel Alexander)
Keywords
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Record last updated May 5, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Portrait of a Woman, possibly of the Alexander Family, c.1856–57 (Hills no. 45.4.2)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1609 (accessed on May 6, 2024).