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Old Lady with Blue Book, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Bellows, George 1882-1925  Search this
Subject:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
Oil on panel
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
H. V. Allison Galleries 47 East 66th Street New York New York 10021
Date:
1919
Notes:
"Kent, Bellows & Kroll," New York, NY: Allison Gallery, 1991, no. 10.
Summary:
Portrait of an elderly woman seated beside a table, her body facing front, her gaze directed off to the left, her left elbow resting beside a blue book atop the table, and her hands holding a pair of spectacles in her lap. She wears a black dress adorned with a lace collar and lace trim at the cuffs, and a cameo pin at the neck.
Topic:
Portrait female--Elderly  Search this
Portrait female--Waist length  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Jewelry  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Eye wear  Search this
Control number:
IAP 89270010
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_375161