The Blue Shawl

c. 1820

American 19th Century

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American 19th Century

Artist

The image depicts a person sitting on a wooden chair with a decorative backrest. The individual is facing slightly to the right, making eye contact with the viewer. They have fair skin, blue eyes, reddish lips, and dark curly hair styled with a wave, partially covered by a brown fez-like hat. The person is wearing a dark green garment underneath a light blue fringed shawl. The background is a plain, muted brown color.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from New York. (Harry Shaw Newman Gallery, New York), by whom sold in 1948 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.

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Bibliography

1947

  • Panorama 3 (October 1947): cover.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 266, 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: 425-426, repro. 425.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 390, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20184248

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