Mrs. Charles S. Carstairs

1914

Sir William Orpen

Artist, Irish, 1878 - 1931

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Carstairs

  • Dimensions

    overall: 99.7 x 87 cm (39 1/4 x 34 1/4 in.)
    framed: 119.4 x 107.3 x 7 cm (47 x 42 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1952.9.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Charles Stewart Carstairs [née Elizabeth Stebbins, d. 1949], Lockport, New York, and Paris;[1] bequest 1952 to NGA.
[1] The sitter's maiden name is provided in a letter of 13 February 1995 from Dr. Lorne Campbell, in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1933

  • Commemorative Exhibition of Works by Late Members. Winter Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1933, no. 105.

2013

  • Extended loan for use by Vice President Joseph Biden, Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C., 2013-2017.

Bibliography

1953

  • "Accessions of American and Canadian Museums: January - March 1953." Art Quarterly 16 (Autumn 1953): 252.

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 98.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 86, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 256, repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 295, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: ORPEN

Wikidata ID

Q20191834

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