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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.
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
[Kende Galleries, New York, May 1-2, 1940, Chinese and Japanese works of art, eighteen early studies and paintings by Eastman Johnson, no. 289 (as Spencer Trask’s Son)]
Spanierman Gallery, New York, by 1977
Private collection, by April 1977
[Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, April 29, 1977, lot 468 (as Master Trask Holding Football)]
With Richard York Gallery, New York, 1982
[Christie's, December 9, 1983, lot 21]
Marbella Gallery, New York
Private collection, New Haven, Connecticut
[Shannon's Fine Art Auctioneers, Milford, Connecticut, April 28, 2005, lot 145 (as Master Trask)]
Private collection, New Jersey
[Shannon's Fine Art Auctioneers, Milford, Connecticut, May 2, 2019, sale 0519, lot 112 (as Master Trask)]
Present whereabouts unknown
References
Kennedy Galleries 1920
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.].Kende Galleries 1940
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 May 4, 2024).