Boy with a Basket of Fruit, c. 1790

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 57 x 43.9 cm (22 7/16 x 17 5/16 in.)

framed: 67.3 x 54.3 x 6.3 cm (26 1/2 x 21 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1971.83.13

Artists / Makers

American 18th Century (artist)

Image Use

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Provenance

Acquired in England[1] in 1947 by (Childs Gallery, Boston), by whom sold in 1948 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1971.

[1] Although the provenances of this painting and that of The Domino Girl [NGA 1980.62.41, also formerly owned by the Garbisches], as far a they are known, are different, the works appear to be by the same hand.

Associated Names

Childs Gallery
Garbisch, Edgar William, Mr. and Mrs.
Unknown Patron

Exhibition History

1995: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Jeonnone Walker, U.S. Embassy residence, Prague, 1995-1998.

Bibliography

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 267, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 392, repro.

1992: Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 437, 441, color repro. 438.