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37.3 Euro Finished Figure, Genre, and Landscape Drawings
Finished compositions are those that Johnson would have tried to sell. They were often done with charcoal (black chalk) with touches of white (usually white chalk). Sometimes they are figures posed by models; sometimes they have genre-like storytelling themes. —PH
Hills no. 37.3.13
The Picture Book
Alternate title: The Little Picture Lover
1855
Locale: The Hague, the Netherlands
Charcoal on paper
11 3/8 x 13 1/8 in. (28.9 x 33.3 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: E. Johnson./June 15: 1855.
Labels
Old label on verso: Queen of Holland Sale of Effects.
On brass plate: The Little Picture Love[?—likely "r"]/Formerly owned by the Queen of Holland
On brass plate: The Little Picture Love[?—likely "r"]/Formerly owned by the Queen of Holland
Provenance
The Queen of Holland
[Queen of Holland Sale of Effects]
Samuel Putnam Avery, New York, by 1867
[Henry H. Leeds & Miner, New York, February 4, 1867, The Private Collection of Oil Paintings, by American Artists, Made by Samuel P. Avery During the Past 15 Years, and Now to be Sold, On Account of His Going to Europe, no. 119 (as The Picture Book)]
John Taylor Johnston, New York, February 4, 1867 until at least 1876 (by purchase)
[Samuel P. Avery, New York, December 19, 20, and 22, 1876, Chickering Hall, The Collection of Paintings, Drawings, and Statuary, the Property of John Taylor Johnston, Esq., no. 292 (as The Picture Book)]
General Olney Arnold, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
John H. Lavell & Co.
Dr. Lillian B. Neale (Mrs. Frank) Wood
Leonard Wilson Rathbun, her half-brother
Dr. Douglas Rathbun, his son
Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York
[Christie's, December 9, 1983, lot 23]
Private collection, December 9, 1983 (by purchase)
Christie's, November 29, 2007, lot 86 (as The Picture Book); did not sell
Christie's, December 4, 2008, lot 49 (as The Picture Book); did not sell
Present whereabouts unknown
Exhibitions
1984 Alexander Gallery
Alexander Gallery, New York, American Genre Paintings, February 14–March 14, 1984. (Alexander Gallery 1984), no. 19, illus., n.p., as The Little Picture Lover.References
Henry H. Leeds & Miner 1867a
Catalogue of the Private Collection of Oil Paintings, by American Artists, Made by Samuel P. Avery During the Past 15 Years, and Now to be Sold, On Account of His Going to Europe. New York: Henry H. Leeds & Miner, February 4, 1867. Sale catalogue, p. 12, no. 119, as The Picture Book, Crayon.Avery 1876
Avery, Samuel P. The Collection of Paintings, Drawings, and Statuary, the Property of John Taylor Johnston, Esq. New York, 1876. Sale catalogue, p. 75, no. 292, as The Picture Book, "11 x 13. Crayon."Alexander Gallery 1984
American Genre Paintings. New York: Alexander Gallery, 1984. Exhibition catalogue (1984 Alexander Gallery), n.p., no. 19, illus., as The Little Picture Lover.Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): 1983-11-10; 2007-09-29
Examination notes: 1983-11-10: Charming.
2007-09-29: Nice drawing. Stump used to give highlights - knee of stool, upholstery tacks. Delicate fingers - beautifully articulated. Crack U.L. Repaired tear L.L. on L edge. Stump on left pantaloon leg.
2007-09-29: Nice drawing. Stump used to give highlights - knee of stool, upholstery tacks. Delicate fingers - beautifully articulated. Crack U.L. Repaired tear L.L. on L edge. Stump on left pantaloon leg.
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Photo: Rijksmuseum
Child with Picturebook [lithograph by Frederik Hendrik Weissenbruch; printed by Jan Dam Steuerwald]
c.1855–63
10 5/8 x 13 5/16 in. (27 x 33.8 cm)
Inscribed lower right in plate: E.Johnson.; printed lower right below plate: E. Johnson del.; printed lower center below plate: Steendr.v.J. D. Steuerwald; printed lower right below plate: F. H. Weisfenbruch Dznlith.; collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (RP-P-1906-4449)
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Record last updated June 29, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "The Picture Book, 1855 (Hills no. 37.3.13)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=825 (accessed on April 26, 2024).