Golden Robin (Northern Oriole)

1866

John Henry Hill

Artist, American, 1839 - 1922

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.34 × 23.18 cm (5 1/4 × 9 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 19.69 × 31.75 cm (7 3/4 × 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession

    2004.165.6


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Richard York Gallery, New York); purchased by William and Abigail Gerdts, New York, 1992; gift to NGA, 2004

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1888

  • Water Color Paintings by J. H. Hill and the late J. W. Hill, S. Field's Art Gallery, Brooklyn, 1888.

1992

  • Determined Realists: The American Pre-Raphaelites, Richard York Gallery, New York, 1992.

1998

  • For Beauty and For Truth: The William and Abigail Gerdts Collection of Amerian Still Life, Mead Art Museum, Amherst, MA; Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., NY, 1998.

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 85.

Bibliography

1998

  • Danly, Susan and Bruce Weber. For Beauty and for Truth: The William and Abigail Gerdts Collection of American Still Life. Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.; Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, c.1998: 21, 24, pl. 19.

Inscriptions

lower left in black watercolor: J. Henry Hill 1866; lower right margin in graphite by unknown hand: Golden Robin $25

Wikidata ID

Q64582786


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