Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné
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31.2 U.S. Portraits, Men, Unidentified
The identities of the men in these portraits have not yet been confirmed. However, the paintings are known or believed to have been done in the United States based on factors including their style, inscribed dates, and the appearance of the sitters when images are available. Johnson painted the vast majority of his oil portraits after he returned to the United States from Europe in 1855. —AM
Hills no. 31.2.4
Baur no. 288a
Portrait of a Man Reading a Letter
c.1856–1902
Oil on canvas
27 x 22 in. (68.6 x 55.9 cm)
Initialed: E J
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Provenance
References
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), p. 73, no. 288a, as Portrait of a Man Reading a Letter.
Unidentified
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Record last updated December 9, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Portrait of a Man Reading a Letter, c.1856–1902 (Hills no. 31.2.4)." In Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=680 (accessed on October 6, 2024).