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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. 18.0.12
Study for "The Peep"
Alternate title: The Peep
c.1872
Oil on panel
22 x 25 1/4 in. (55.9 x 64.1 cm)
Initialed lower right: E J
Description / Remarks
Hills, 2021: The sketchy quality of this work suggests it may have been a preliminary study for The Peep and/or Mother's Darling.
Markings
Verso of frame, label u.l.: IC/#57; label: AA #12/rec'd 8/28/87/Long residence; label: DBW 55/Long/
Verso of panel, u.c.: Hirschl and Adler/APG 7158D; label u.r.: The Private Eye DBW 55/n.c./Anon. June 11-Aug.13, 1989
Verso of panel, u.c.: Hirschl and Adler/APG 7158D; label u.r.: The Private Eye DBW 55/n.c./Anon. June 11-Aug.13, 1989
Provenance
By descent in the family of the artist, until 1977
[Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1977]
The Cornelia and Meredith Long Collection of American Art, December 27, 1977 (by purchase)
Present whereabouts unknown
Exhibitions
1981 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Images of Childhood, September 17–November 22, 1981.1989 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Private Eye: Selections from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, June 11–August 13, 1989.References
Kennedy Galleries 1920
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Charcoal Drawings by Eastman Johnson. New York: Kennedy Galleries, 1920. Exhibition catalogue (1920 Kennedy Galleries), p. 13, addendum “Paintings by Eastman Johnson" [possibly, as Bo-Peep].MFA Houston 1989
The Private Eye. Houston, TX: Museum of Fine Arts, 1989, p. 58, illus.Related work
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Record last updated October 28, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Study for "The Peep", c.1872 (Hills no. 18.0.12)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=230 (accessed on May 4, 2024).