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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. 18.0.4
Mother and Child
1869
Oil on board
14 7/8 x 12 1/4 in. (37.8 x 31.1 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: E. Johnson/69
Provenance
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1964
Frank Sylvia
Mrs. Walter Beinecke, Jr., New York and Nantucket, by 1972 until before May 1979
Hammer Galleries, New York
Jill Newhouse, New York, by 1984
Private collection, 1984–1995 (by purchase)
[Christie's, January 27, 1995, lot 829 (as Mother and Child)]
Howard and Melinda Godel, Palm Beach, Florida, January 27, 1995 (by purchase)
Exhibitions
1972 Whitney Museum
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Eastman Johnson: Retrospective Exhibition, March 28–May 14, 1972. (Exhibition catalogue: Hills 1972a), no. 59, p. 77, as Mother and Child. Traveled to: The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, June 7–July 22, 1972; Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, August 15–September 30, 1972; Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, October 20–December 3, 1972.1999 Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York, Eastman Johnson: Painting America, October 29, 1999–February 6, 2000. (Exhibition catalogue: Carbone and Hills 1999), no. 81, p. 166, as Mother and Child. Traveled to: San Diego Museum of Fine Arts, San Diego, February 25–May 21, 2000; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, June 8–September 10, 2000.References
Hills 1972a
Hills, Patricia. Eastman Johnson: Retrospective Exhibition. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1972. Exhibition catalogue (1972 Whitney Museum), p. 77, no. 59 illus., as Mother and Child.Carbone and Hills 1999
Carbone, Teresa A., and Patricia Hills. Eastman Johnson: Painting America. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art, in association with Rizzoli International Publications, 1999. Exhibition catalogue (1999 Brooklyn Museum), p. 166, no. 81, as Mother and Child.Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): 1970-07; 1994-09-17
Examination notes: 1994-09-17: Deft blue linear highlights along edge of teapot handle and on bowl up on ledge. Thinly painted midtones (i.e., ground). Red stocking on baby. Scratch at second rung of rocker. Bright blue turquoise cloth over back of rocker.
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Record last updated September 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. "Mother and Child, 1869 (Hills no. 18.0.4)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=225 (accessed on May 6, 2024).