John La Farge

American, 1835 - 1910

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American artist (1835-1910)

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John La Farge, The Entrance to the Tautira River, Tahiti. Fisherman Spearing a Fish, c. 1895, oil on canvas, Adolph Caspar Miller Fund, 1966.6.1

The Entrance to the Tautira River, Tahiti. Fisherman Spearing a Fish

John La Farge · c. 1895 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1966.6.1

John La Farge, Girl in Bow of Canoe Spreading Out Her Loin-Cloth for a Sail, Samoa, 1895-1896, watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper mounted to paperboard, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase), 2015.19.966

Girl in Bow of Canoe Spreading Out Her Loin-Cloth for a Sail, Samoa

John La Farge · 1895-1896 · watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper mounted to paperboard ·  Accession ID  2015.19.966

John La Farge, Female Torso, c. 1890-1891, graphite with watercolor on laid paper mounted to board, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase), 2015.19.734

Female Torso

John La Farge · c. 1890-1891 · graphite with watercolor on laid paper mounted to board ·  Accession ID  2015.19.734

John La Farge, Study for "Faith" and "Hope", c. 1890, transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on illustration board, Corcoran Collection (Bequest of James Parmelee), 2015.19.506

Study for "Faith" and "Hope"

John La Farge · c. 1890 · transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on illustration board ·  Accession ID  2015.19.506

John La Farge, Lesson Study on Jersey Coast, 1881, watercolor and gouache on wove paper, Anonymous Gift, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, 1991.78.1

Lesson Study on Jersey Coast

John La Farge · 1881 · watercolor and gouache on wove paper ·  Accession ID  1991.78.1

John La Farge, Study for "Commerce", c. 1885, pen and black ink over graphite on wove paper mounted to paperboard, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Membership Association Fund), 2015.19.743

Study for "Commerce"

John La Farge · c. 1885 · pen and black ink over graphite on wove paper mounted to paperboard ·  Accession ID  2015.19.743

John La Farge, Allegorical Female Figure, 1880s, graphite on wove paper, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts, 2018.44.30

Allegorical Female Figure

John La Farge · 1880s · graphite on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2018.44.30

John La Farge, Study for "Christ Appearing to Mary", 1877-1878, graphite on tracing paper mounted to board, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Membership Association Fund), 2015.19.742

Study for "Christ Appearing to Mary"

John La Farge · 1877-1878 · graphite on tracing paper mounted to board ·  Accession ID  2015.19.742

John La Farge, Study for Moses - Trinity Church, Boston, 1876, charcoal on laid paper, John Davis Hatch Collection, 1979.20.79

Study for Moses - Trinity Church, Boston

John La Farge · 1876 · charcoal on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1979.20.79

John La Farge, Angel - Trinity Church Mural, 1876, charcoal, graphite, and pen and brown ink, squared with graphite, John Davis Hatch Collection, 1979.20.78

Angel - Trinity Church Mural

John La Farge · 1876 · charcoal, graphite, and pen and brown ink, squared with graphite ·  Accession ID  1979.20.78

Bibliography

1911

  • Cortissoz, Royal. John La Farge: A Memoir and a Study. Boston, 1911.

1977

  • Weinberg, H. Barbara. The Decorative Work of John La Farge. New York, 1977.

1987

  • John La Farge. Exh. cat. National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C.; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. New York, 1987.

1996

  • Kelly, Franklin, with Nicolai Cikovsky, Jr., Deborah Chotner, and John Davis. American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1996: 398.