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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
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
Possibly George Washington Riggs, Esq., Washington, D.C., by 1857 until at least 1867
Possibly August Belmont
[possibly George A. Leavitt & Co., New York, November 12, 1872, Mr. Belmont's Collection of Fine Modern Paintings, no. 36 (as The Savoyard)]
Henry P. Martin, Brooklyn, New York, until 1907
Brooklyn Museum, New York, 1907 (by bequest)
Exhibitions
1854 Academie van Beeldende Kunsten en Technische Wetenschappen
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]].1856 NAD
National Academy of Design, New York, March 14–May 10, 1856, no. 194, [possibly, as The Savoyard, for sale].1856 Boston Athenaeum
Boston Athenaeum, Boston, June 1856, no. 374, [possibly, as The Savoyard].1857 Washington Art Association
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.]1907a Century Association
Century Association, New York, Memorial Exhibition of Eastman Johnson, February 9–13, 1907, [possibly, as Savoyard].1939 Brooklyn Museum
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.1944 Philadelphia Art Alliance
Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Eastman Johnson: Oil Paintings and Drawings, October 9–November 12, 1944. (Exhibition catalogue: Philadelphia Art Alliance 1944), no. 18.1960 American Academy of Arts and Letters
American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, A Change of Sky, March 4–April 3, 1960, no. 7.1972 Whitney Museum
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, 1972.1999 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. 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 1857
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 1867
Tuckerman, Henry T. Book of the American Artists: American Artist Life. New York: G. P. Putnam & Son, 1867, p. 633 [possibly, as Savoyard Boy].Chicago Daily Tribune 1872
"The Belmont Gallery." Chicago Daily Tribune, November 5, 1872, [possibly].Leavitt Art Rooms 1872
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 1906
Walton, William. "Eastman Johnson, Painter." Scribner's Magazine 40 (September 1906), p. 268 [possibly, as Savoyard].Selby 1907
Selby, Mark. "An American Painter: Eastman Johnson." Putnam's Monthly 2 (August 1907), p. 535 [possibly, as The Savoyard].Hartmann 1908
Hartmann, Sadakichi. "Eastman Johnson: American Genre Painter." The International Studio 34 (April 1908), p. 110 [possibly].Kennedy Galleries 1920
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 1940
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 1944
Richardson, E. P. and Robert Freund. American Romantic Painting. New York: E. Weyhe, 1944, no. 174.Hills 1972a
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.Brooklyn Museum 1979
American Paintings: A complete Illustrated Listing of Works in the Museum's Collection. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum, 1979, p. 71.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. 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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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 26, 2024).