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31.4 U.S. Portraits, Women, Unidentified
The identities of the women 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. 31.4.10
Portrait of a Lady
c.1878–98
Oil on canvas
24 3/8 x 20 5/8 in. (61.9 x 52.4 cm)
Initialed lower left in red: E.J.
Description / Remarks
Sona K. Johnston, American Paintings 1750-1900 from the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1983: "…an unidentified woman, perhaps in her early sixties, is seated in a multicolored upholstered armchair against a background of mottled black over a deep red undercoat. Her hair is gray, and she wears a black dress with a large white bow."
Provenance
Robert Sloan Gallery, New York
Auslew Gallery, Norfolk, Virginia
Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland, 1963 (purchased, accession no. 1963.18, credit line: W. Clagett Emory Bequest Fund, in Memory of his Parents, William H. Emory of A and Martha B. Emory); deaccessioned 2012
Christie's, March 5, 2013, Interiors Sale, lot 44, Property from the Baltimore Museum of Art, Sold to Benefit the Aquisitions Fund (as Portrait of a Lady); did not sell
In possession of Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland
References
Johnston 1983b
Johnston, Sona K. American Paintings 1750–1900 from the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1983, pp. 91, 93, illus., as Portrait of a Lady.Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): February 2012 (Christie's)
Examination notes: Face: not usual graphite outlining. But paint has outlining. Holds a book(?) - turquoise. Cherry red - behind her on chair. Hand: diagonal strokes on left hand - thinly painted. Flowers on top of chair.
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Record last updated October 14, 2021. 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 Lady, c.1878–98 (Hills no. 31.4.10)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=767 (accessed on May 2, 2024).