Untitled

c. 1927

Arthur Beecher Carles

Painter, American, 1882 - 1952

Artwork overview

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist's daughter, Mercedes Carles Matter [1913-2001], Bethelem, Connecticut;[1] purchased 6 October 1982 through (Joan Washburn Gallery, New York) by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington;[2] acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
[1] In a letter dated 15 May 1982, Joan Washburn tells Jane Livingston of the Corcoran that the painting "has always belonged to Mercedes Matter" (in NGA curatorial files). It is possible that Mrs. Matter consigned the painting to the Graham Gallery, New York, at various time, as they are listed as the lender to exhibitions in 1959 and 1968.
[2] According to Joan Washburn's letter of 7 October 1982 to Jane Livingston of the Corcoran (in NGA curatorial files), Washburn had Mrs. Matter's approval for the sale arrangements.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1959

  • Arthur B. Carles, 1882-1952: Retrospective Exhibition, Graham Gallery, New York, 14 April - 9 May 1959, either cat. no. 37, 65, or 71.

1968

  • The 1930's: Painting & Sculpture in America, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 15 October - 1 December 1968, no. 17, as Abstract Still Life, Flowers.

1982

  • Acquisitions Since 1975, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 5 November 1982 - 16 January 1983, unpublished checklist, as Composition.

  • American Artists Abroad, 1900-1950, Washburn Gallery, New York, 18 March - 24 April 1982, no. 14.

1983

  • Arthur B. Carles (1882-1952): Painting with Color, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; National Academy of Design, New York, 23 September 1983 - 4 November 1984, no. 77, repro.

Bibliography

2011

  • Cash, Sarah, ed. Corcoran Gallery of Art: American Paintings to 1945. Washington, 2011: 291, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q46634161

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