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23.0 Children and Pets
A traditional theme in genre painting, but also seen in children’s portraits, are children interacting with their pets. Pets, then and now, were given to children to encourage responsibility and even empathy toward other creatures. Pictures in the theme Maine Haylofts (13.7) also include children and pets. —PH
Hills no. 23.0.4
Mary and Her Lamb
Alternate title: Mary's Lamb
1877
Oil on artist's board
6 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (15.9 x 21.6 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: E. Johnson 1877
Description / Remarks
MacGibeny, 2021: This painting was stolen from Kenneth Lux Gallery, New York, on April 27, 1978. Its current whereabouts are unknown.
Provenance
Private collection, Blue Hill, Maine, by April 1974
[Vose Galleries, Boston, April 5, 1974]
Kenneth Lux, Hamilton Gallery, New York, April 18, 1974
Whereabouts unknown, 1978 (stolen)
References
Kenneth Lux Gallery 1978
Kenneth Lux Gallery. Flyer for stolen painting, Mary and Her Lamb. April 28, 1978.Record last updated March 22, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Mary and Her Lamb, 1877 (Hills no. 23.0.4)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=354 (accessed on April 19, 2024).