Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné
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03.2 Euro Peasant Types, Women
Since the sixteenth century European artists have brought ordinary people and children into their studios to model for them. The resulting paintings are often “types” that would appeal to the market. Johnson painted such works, especially in the Hague, where he went to study Rembrandt and the Old Dutch Masters in 1851. —PH
Hills no. 3.2.1
The Bohemian Girl
Alternate title: Italian Peasant Girl
c.1851–55
Locale: The Netherlands
Oil on canvas laid down on canvas
9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (23.5 x 17.1 cm)
Signed lower left: E. Johnson
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Labels
Pasted on verso: Johnson's obituary
Provenance
Private collection, Hollis Hills, New York
Private collection, Minnesota
[Christie's, March 3, 2005, Property from a Private Collection, Minnesota, lot 20 (as The Bohemian Girl)]
Exhibitions
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, [On short-term loan], [1940].
Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): 1980-04; 2007-08-30 (Sotheby's)
Examination notes: 2007-08-30: Eyes in shade from headdress—no one does this but EJ. Don't see pencil lines. Nice colors. Nice mouth.
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Record last updated September 15, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "The Bohemian Girl, c.1851–55 (Hills no. 3.2.1)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=34 (accessed on April 26, 2024).