
Eastman Johnson(American, 1824-1906)Portrait of a Woman 46 x 28in
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Eastman Johnson (American, 1824-1906)
signed and dated 'E. Johnson 1881' (lower right)
oil on canvas
46 x 28in
Footnotes
PROVENANCE:
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, 26 September 1990, lot 106
with Hammer Galleries, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
EXHIBITED:
New York, Brooklyn Museum of Art, and elsewhere, Eastman Johnson Painting America, October 29, 1999-February 6, 2000, pp. 105, 108, no. 62, illustrated.
According to T.A. Carbone's essay, "The Genius of the Hour: Eastman Johnson in New York, 1860-1880," published in Eastman Johnson Painting America, the present work likely depicts the artist's wife, Elizabeth (p. 105).
This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work being compiled by Dr. Patricia Hills.