Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné

Patricia Hills, PhD, Founder and Director | Abigael MacGibeny, MA, Project Manager

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[ 31.5 U.S. Portraits, Children and Adolescents ]

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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

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Hills no. 31.5.5

Ethel Eastman Johnson

Alternate title: Girl in Black Bonnet

c.1879

Oil on canvas

22 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 cm)

Mr. William S. Davis, Fort Worth, Texas

Provenance

By descent in the family of the artist

[Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1977 (as Girl in Black Bonnet)]

[Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, April 27, 1978, Sale 4116, Fine Americana, lot 635]

Mr. William S. Davis, Fort Worth, Texas, April 27, 1978 (by purchase)

Christie's, January 12, 1999, lot 49 (as Girl in Black Bonnet); did not sell

Mr. William S. Davis, Fort Worth, Texas

Keywords

Portrait pose:
- Bust length »
- Portrait »

Record last updated October 28, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.

Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Ethel Eastman Johnson, c.1879 (Hills no. 31.5.5)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=797 (accessed on May 5, 2024).