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Photo: Courtesy of Sotheby’s, Inc. © 2020
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43.7 U.S. Early Portrait Drawings, Groups
Although Johnson painted adults as single images, the groups usually are children, such as the Child sisters, the Fessenden children, and Johnson family members.
See Technical Information on Johnson's Practices for a discussion of charcoal, black chalk, crayon, and pastel. —PH
Hills no. 43.7.4
Judith Farnum Johnson Jones and Harriet Charles Johnson
Alternate title: Portrait of the Artist's Sisters Judith and Harriet
1845
Locale: Likely Washington, D.C.
Charcoal and pastel on tan paper laid down on canvas
21 1/4 x 15 in. (54 x 38.1 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: E. Johnson 1845
Private collection
Provenance
Judith Farnum Johnson Wilson, sister of the artist
Philip Johnson Wilson, Jr., her grandson (by descent)
Virginia Wilson, his daughter (by descent)
Private collection
Sotheby's, March 5, 2020, Sale N10324, American Art Online, lot 70 (as Portrait of the Artist's Sisters Judith and Harriet); did not sell
Private collection, by January 2020 (by descent)
References
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 Judith and Harriet Johnson.Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): January 29, 2020
Sitter Biography
Sitter: Johnson, Judith Farnum
Biography:
Judith Farnum Johnson (b. 1821). Sister of Johnson; wife of Hiram Jones (d. 1841) and James G. Wilson (m. 1851).
Sitter: Johnson, Harriet Charles (Mrs. Joseph May)
Biography:
Harriet Charles Johnson (1833–1881). Sister of Johnson; wife of Joseph May (m. 1865).
Johnson, Harriet Charles
Johnson, Judith Farnum
Keywords
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Record last updated March 29, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Judith Farnum Johnson Jones and Harriet Charles Johnson, 1845 (Hills no. 43.7.4)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1712 (accessed on May 17, 2024).