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31.5 U.S. Portraits, Children and Adolescents
Johnson’s portraits of children and adolescents were often part of a larger commission to paint whole families. In some instances, the children had died and their parents wished to have a reminder of their loved ones. —PH
Hills no. 31.5.22
Spencer Trask, Jr.
Alternate titles: Master Trask; Master Trask Holding Football; Spencer Trask's Son
c.1888
Oil on canvas
18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
Initialed lower right in red: E.J.
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Description / Remarks
Kende Galleries sale catalogue, 1940: "Standing figure of a young boy with blond hair, holding a ball in his right hand, wearing dark suit, shoes and stockings."
Provenance
Private collection, by April 1977
Private collection, New Haven, Connecticut
Private collection, New Jersey
References
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Charcoal Drawings by Eastman Johnson. New York: Kennedy Galleries, 1920. Exhibition catalogue (1920 Kennedy Galleries), p. 13, addendum “Paintings by Eastman Johnson" [possibly, as Spencer Trask, Jr.].
Chinese and Japanese Works of Art, Eighteen Early Studies and Paintings by Eastman Johnson. New York: Kende Galleries, May 1–2, 1940. Sale catalogue, p. 38, no. 289, as Spencer Trask's Son.
Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): 1970-11-04 (at Spanierman); 1982-03-20; 1983-11-10
Examination notes: 1970-11-04: Child stands—arms akimbo. Dark background—dark tights and sweater. Very dim. Child holds football-like object in left arm.
Sitter Biography
Sitter: Trask, Spencer, Jr.
Biography:
Spencer Trask, Jr. (1884–1888). Son of Spencer and Katrina Trask; brother of Christina Trask, all were portrayed by Johnson. Known to the family as “Junious.”
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Record last updated July 23, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Spencer Trask, Jr., c.1888 (Hills no. 31.5.22)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=796 (accessed on April 25, 2024).