Painter:

Johansen, John Christen 1876-1964  Search this

Subject:

Johansen, John Christen  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Wadsworth Atheneum 600 Main Street Hartford Connecticut 06103 Accession Number: 1927.92

Date:

1926

Notes:

Wadsworth Atheneum, 1974.

Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin, "American Paintings Before 1945 in the Wadsworth Atheneum," New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1996, pg. 511.

Summary:

The artist John Christen Johansen depicts himself and his family relaxing in their living room. Johansen is standing next to the fireplace, with his arm resting on the mantel. His wife and two children are seated on chairs, and are seen reading by the light of a table lamp that illuminates the room.

Topic:

Architecture interior--Domestic--House  Search this

Architecture interior--Domestic--Living Room  Search this

Portrait group--Family  Search this

Portrait male--Full length  Search this

Portrait male--Self Portrait  Search this

Occupation--Art--Painter  Search this

Recreation--Leisure--Reading  Search this

Control number:

IAP 06910500

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

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