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Portrait of Preston Roberts, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Bingham, George Caleb 1811-1879  Search this
Subject:
Roberts, Preston  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Denver Art Museum 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway Denver Colorado 80204 Accession Number: 1974.274
Date:
Ca. 1860
Notes:
Denver Art Museum, 1989.
"Denver Art Museum: Major Works in the Collection," Denver, CO: Denver Museum of Art, 1981, pg. 212.
Bloch, E. Maurice, "The paintings of George Caleb Bingham: a catalogue raisonne," Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1986, no. 396.
"Selections from the Permanent Collection of the Institute of Western American Art," Denver, CO: Denver Art Museum, 2006.
Image on file.
"Denver Art Museum: Major Works in the Collection," Denver, CO: Denver Museum of Art, 1981, pg. 213.
Bloch, E. Maurice, "The paintings of George Caleb Bingham: a catalogue raisonne," Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1986, pg. 123.
unsigned
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:
"Three quarter portrait of middle aged man with dark hair, eyes and beard. Attired in dark frock coat, cravat, white shirt and vest. Classic landscape background with a pillar."
Topic:
Portrait male--Knee length  Search this
Architecture--Detail--Column  Search this
Landscape  Search this
Control number:
IAP 05520056
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_312776