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18.0 Mother and Child
The mother and child theme in art not only has references to Christian art but also to the realities of caregiving by women. Johnson seems to have been particularly drawn to the theme as the result of his wife’s caring for their daughter, Ethel. —PH
Hills no. 18.0.9
Sketch of a Baby, Mother, and Girl by Candlelight
c.1870–71
Oil (or drawing)
Description/Remarks
MacGibeny, 2021: This work is identified only by its title, Sketch of a Baby, Mother, and Girl by Candlelight, in the handwritten ledger of the 1871 Century Association exhibition in which it appeared. Since the word "sketch" is commonly used to refer to both rough paintings and drawings, the medium of this work is unknown. However, it is assumed here to be a painting, because Johnson exhibited his paintings much more frequently than his drawings.
Provenance
Present whereabouts unknown
Exhibitions
1871c Century Association
Century Association, New York, May 6, 1871, no. 13, as Sketch of a Baby, Mother, and Girl by Candlelight.References
Douglass 1999
Douglass, Julie M. "Lifetime Exhibition History." In Eastman Johnson: Painting America, by Teresa A. Carbone and Patricia Hills. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art, in association with Rizzoli International Publications, 1999. Exhibition catalogue, p. 261, as Sketch of a Baby, Mother, and Girl by Candlelight.Keywords
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Record last updated March 22, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Sketch of a Baby, Mother, and Girl by Candlelight, c.1870–71 (Hills no. 18.0.9)." In Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1612 (accessed on May 2, 2025).