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30.1 Euro Portraits, Men
Johnson went to Europe in 1849 to learn techniques for creating figure paintings in oil. However, he had been a professional portrait draughtsman in Boston and Washington, D.C. for at least five years before that. In those early drawings he had a keen sense of creating heads using light tones and shadowed areas to create a strong three-dimensional effect. Studying the works of Rembrandt at The Hague inspired him to use the same techniques for his oil portraits. —PH
Hills no. 30.1.5
Louis Rémy Mignot
Alternate title: Portrait of Louis Rémy Mignot
c.1851–55
Locale: The Hague, the Netherlands
Oil on cardboard laid down on panel
20 3/4 x 14 1/4 in. (52.7 x 36.2 cm)
Dated and inscribed lower left: R. Mignot,/1831; initialed lower right: E.J.
Private collection
Provenance
Private collection (by descent in the family of the artist)
Phillips, New York, January 26, 1998, lot 122; did not sell
Private collection, by 1999 (by descent in the family of the artist)
Private collection
Exhibitions
1988 Hirschl & Adler
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, Adventure and Inspiration: American Artists in Other Lands, April 16–June 3, 1988. (Exhibition catalogue: Hirschl & Adler Galleries 1988), no. 20, as Portrait of Louis Remy Mignot.References
Hirschl & Adler Galleries 1988
Adventure and Inspiration: American Artists in Other Lands. New York: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, 1988. Exhibition catalogue (1988 Hirschl & Adler), p. 40, no. 20, as Portrait of Louis Remy Mignot.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. 21, fig. 13, as Portrait of Louis Rémy Mignot.Sitter Biography
Sitter: Mignot, Louis Rémy
Biography:
Louis Rémy Mignot (1831–1870). American Hudson River School landscape painter. Traveled with Johnson to Mount Vernon in 1857. In January 1860, married Miss Harris, daughter of Dr. Chapin A. Harris of Baltimore, both of whom also were portrayed by Johnson.
Mignot, Louis Rémy
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Record last updated August 28, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Louis Rémy Mignot, c.1851–55 (Hills no. 30.1.5)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=597 (accessed on April 18, 2024).