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Mr. and Mrs. George Walter Vincent Smith, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Wood, Thomas Waterman 1823-1903  Search this
Subject:
Smith, George Walter Vincent  Search this
Smith, George Walter Vincent, Mrs. (Belle Townsley)  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum 220 State Street Springfield Massachusetts 01103
Date:
1895
Notes:
Coll./Exh.checklist "19th C American Paintings," 1970.
Flower, Dean, and Francis Murphy, "A Catalogue of American Painting, Water Colors and Drawings (to 1923) in the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum," Springfield, MA: George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, 1976, pg. 80.
Summary:
George Walter Vincent Smith seated at a table, on which rest several pieces of porcelain. His wife stands behind him, handing him a piece of porcelain, which he reaches for with his left hand as he turns around in his chair. In his right hand he holds a magnifying glass.
Topic:
Portrait group--Family--Spouses  Search this
Portrait male--Waist length  Search this
Portrait female--Knee length  Search this
Occupation--Art--Collector  Search this
Object--Tool--Magnifying Glass  Search this
Object--Other--Dish  Search this
Control number:
IAP 22940054
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_270988