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[ 39.2 U.S. Drawing Studies for Genre Paintings & Finished Drawings ]info
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39.2 U.S. Drawing Studies for Genre Paintings & Finished Drawings

This theme presents the larger studies Johnson did for finished drawings and paintings; some of the figures are done in graphite pencil, while others are done in charcoal. Sheldon Keck, a conservator who examined many Johnson drawings and paintings, wrote the following in “A Use of Infra-Red Photography in the Study of Technique,” Technical Studies in the Field of the Fine Arts, 1941:

Johnson's procedure, as thus reconstructed, seems to have been to prepare carefully in advance of his painting a drawing of the whole or of important parts. In this he determined as well the modelling and chiaroscuro to be used in his painting. He next traced the drawing and transferred the outline to the picture priming. He diligently followed this outline in his application of paint. The drawing of the "Girl with Glass" of which a painted version appears in "The New Bonnet" illustrates this conclusion. The measurements of the drawn and painted figures coincide and the infra-red photograph reveals the guide lines in the painting.

—PH

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Hills no. 39.2.6
Baur no. 338
Captain Myrick
Alternate titles: Captain Charles Myrick (Study for The Reprimand); Captain Myrick (Figure for the Nantucket School of Philosophy)
c.1880
Charcoal on paper
10 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (27.3 x 17.1 cm)
Inscribed upper right: Capt. Myrick; initialed lower right, in Johnson's hand: E.J
The Free Library of Philadelphia, The Rosenthal Collection of Drawings by American Artists
Provenance
Albert Rosenthal, New Hope, Pennsylvania, until c. 1923
The Free Library of Philadelphia, The Rosenthal Collection of Drawings by American Artists, c. 1923 (by gift)
Exhibitions
1920 Kennedy Galleries
Kennedy Galleries, New York, Charcoal Drawings of Eminent Americans by Eastman Johnson, June 1920. (Exhibition catalogue: Kennedy Galleries 1920), no. 32, as Captain Myrick.
1939 Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York, An American Genre Painter: Eastman Johnson, 1824–1906, January 18, 1939–February 26, 1940. (Exhibition catalogue: Baur 1940), no. 338, as Captain Myrick.
1946 M. Knoedler & Co.
M. Knoedler & Co, New York, Paintings and Drawings by Eastman Johnson, January 7–26, 1946. (Exhibition catalogue: M. Knoedler & Co. 1946), no. 42, [possibly, as Charles Myrick]. Traveled to: The California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, March 1946 (California Palace 1946).
1972 Whitney Museum
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Eastman Johnson: Retrospective Exhibition, March 28–May 14, 1972. (Exhibition catalogue: Hills 1972a), no. 98, b/w illus., p. 108, as Captain Charles Myrick (Study for The Reprimand). Traveled to: The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, June 7–July 22, 1972; Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, August 15–September 30, 1972; Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, October 20–December 3, 1972.
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. 8, no. 32, as Captain Myrick.
New York Times Book Review 1920
"The World of Art: Watercolors and Drawings." The New York Times Book Review and Magazine, July 25, 1920, p. 20, illus., as Captain Myrick.
Bolton 1923
Bolton, Theodore. Early American Portrait Draughtsmen in Crayon. New York: F. F. Sherman, 1923, p. 40, no. 32, as Captain Myrick.
Baur 1940
Baur, John I. H. An American Genre Painter: Eastman Johnson, 1824–1906. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1940. Exhibition catalogue (1939 Brooklyn Museum), pp. 36, 76, no. 338, as Captain Myrick.
Crosby 1944
Crosby, Everett U. Eastman Johnson at Nantucket: His Paintings and Sketches of Nantucket People and Scenes. Nantucket, MA, 1944, pp. 15, 44, C.26, illus., as Captain Myrick.
M. Knoedler & Co. 1946
Paintings and Drawings by Eastman Johnson. New York: M. Knoedler & Co., 1946. Exhibition catalogue (1946 M. Knoedler & Co.), n.p., no. 42 [possibly, as Charles Myrick].
Hills 1972a
Hills, Patricia. Eastman Johnson: Retrospective Exhibition. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1972. Exhibition catalogue (1972 Whitney Museum), p. 108, no. 98, illus.
Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): March 29, 1971
Sitter Biography
Sitter: Myrick, Charles C.
Biography:

Charles C. Myrick (1797–1883). Captain of the Nantucket coastal trading ship Abel Hoyt, 1854.

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Record last updated February 1, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Captain Myrick, c.1880 (Hills no. 39.2.6)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=988 (accessed on May 8, 2024).