Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné
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Hills no. 3.3.5
Baur no. 13
The Savoyard Boy
Alternate titles: possibly Een Savoijaard [A Savoyard]); possibly Savoyard; possibly The Savoyard; possibly The young Savoyard; Savoyard Boy
1853
Locale: The Hague, the Netherlands
Oil on canvas
37 3/16 x 32 3/16 in. (94.5 x 81.8 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: E. Johnson / Hague 1853
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Description / Remarks
Baur 1940, p. 37: "This painting of a Savoyard boy in chimney sweep's costume was one of Johnson's most popular early pictures. He turned out a number of versions (see [Baur] no. 11). This shows the figure full length, standing in a courtyard with soot sack and broom on the ground."
Provenance
Exhibitions
Academie van Beeldende Kunsten en Technische Wetenschappen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Tentoonstelling door de Academie van Beeldende Kunsten en Technische Wetenschappen te Rotterdam, 1854, no. 137, [possibly, as Een Savoijaard [A Savoyard]].
National Academy of Design, New York, March 14–May 10, 1856, no. 194, [possibly, as The Savoyard, for sale].
Washington Art Association, Washington, D.C., First Annual Exhibition, 1857. (Exhibition catalogue: Washington Art Association 1857), no. 78, [possibly, as The young Savoyard, owner G. W. Riggs, Esq.]
Century Association, New York, Memorial Exhibition of Eastman Johnson, February 9–13, 1907, [possibly, as Savoyard].
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York, An American Genre Painter: Eastman Johnson, 1824–1906, January 18, 1939–February 26, 1940. (Exhibition catalogue: Baur 1940), no. 13, b/w illus., Pl. I, as Savoyard Boy.
Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Eastman Johnson: Oil Paintings and Drawings, October 9–November 12, 1944. (Exhibition catalogue: Philadelphia Art Alliance 1944), no. 18.
American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, A Change of Sky, March 4–April 3, 1960, no. 7.
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Eastman Johnson: Retrospective Exhibition, March 28–May 14, 1972. (Exhibition catalogue: Hills 1972a), no. 12, b/w illus., 19, as The Savoyard Boy, did not travel. 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.
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York, Eastman Johnson: Painting America, October 29, 1999–February 6, 2000. (Exhibition catalogue: Carbone and Hills 1999), no. 9, as The Savoyard Boy. 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
Washington Art Association. Catalogue of the Works of Art Comprising the First Annual Exhibition. Washington, DC: Printed at Polkinhorn's Steam Job Office, 1857. Exhibition catalogue (1857 Washington Art Association), p. 5, no. 78 [possibly, as The young Savoyard, owner G. W. Riggs, Esq.]
Tuckerman, Henry T. Book of the American Artists: American Artist Life. New York: G. P. Putnam & Son, 1867, p. 633 [possibly, as Savoyard Boy].
"The Belmont Gallery." Chicago Daily Tribune, November 5, 1872, [possibly].
Mr. Belmont's Collection, Exhibited and Sold. New York: Leavitt Art Rooms, November 12, 1872. Sale catalogue, p. 17, no. 36 [possibly, as The Savoyard, by Eastman Johnston (sic)].
Walton, William. "Eastman Johnson, Painter." Scribner's Magazine 40 (September 1906), p. 268 [possibly, as Savoyard].
Selby, Mark. "An American Painter: Eastman Johnson." Putnam's Monthly 2 (August 1907), p. 535 [possibly, as The Savoyard].
Hartmann, Sadakichi. "Eastman Johnson: American Genre Painter." The International Studio 34 (April 1908), p. 110 [possibly].
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Charcoal Drawings by Eastman Johnson. New York: Kennedy Galleries, 1920. Exhibition catalogue (1920 Kennedy Galleries), p. 12, addendum “Paintings by Eastman Johnson" [possibly, as The Savoyard].
Baur, John I. H. An American Genre Painter: Eastman Johnson, 1824–1906. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1940. Exhibition catalogue (1939 Brooklyn Museum), pp. 37, 60, no. 13, as Savoyard Boy.
Richardson, E. P. and Robert Freund. American Romantic Painting. New York: E. Weyhe, 1944, no. 174.
Hills, Patricia. Eastman Johnson: Retrospective Exhibition. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1972. Exhibition catalogue (1972 Whitney Museum), p. 19, no. 12, illus., as The Savoyard Boy.
American Paintings: A complete Illustrated Listing of Works in the Museum's Collection. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum, 1979, p. 71.
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. 27, no. 9, illus., as The Savoyard Boy.
Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): 1970-09
Examination notes: Blue gray with sienna shadows. Touches of ochre. Softness about eyes.
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Record last updated March 30, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "The Savoyard Boy, 1853 (Hills no. 3.3.5)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=24 (accessed on April 24, 2024).