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Painter:
Duveneck, Frank 1848-1919  Search this
Subject:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 19.96
Date:
1871
Notes:
"American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston," Boston (Museum of Fine Arts), distributed by New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn., 1969.
American Art Journal, V.1, No.1, 1969.
Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 85.
Quick, Michael, "An American Painter Abroad: Frank Duveneck's European Years," Cincinnati, OH: Cincinnati Art Museum, 1987, pg. 103.
Image on file.
American Art Journal, V.1, No.1, 1969, P.93
Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 85.
(Lower left:) FD Munich / 1871 signed
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Portrait of an elderly man, his body facing front, his gaze directed at the viewer. He wears a dark jacket and a pair of wire spectacles.
Topic:
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Portrait male--Elderly  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Eye wear  Search this
Occupation--Education--Teacher  Search this
Control number:
IAP 20490359
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_264148