Probably Annis Cook Holding an Apple

c. 1830

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

The image shows the upper half of an elderly woman seated in a three-quarter view, facing slightly to her left. Her facial features consist of soft and aged skin with wrinkles. Her eyes are pale blue, with thin eyebrows. She wears a white lace bonnet tied under her chin with a black ribbon. A dark garment and a white shawl are draped over her shoulders. She wears a strand of amber-colored beads around her neck and holds a small apple in her right hand. The background is a warm, brownish color.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Connecticut. Purchased in 1948 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1955.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1954

  • American Primitive Painting, traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Inst. for the U.S. Information Service, Washington, 1954-1955, no. 60. First venue: Kunstmuseum, Lucerne, Switzerland.

1955

  • American Primitive Paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1955.

1957

  • American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Part II, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1957.

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 126, repro., as Miss Arnold Holding an Apple.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 264, repro., as Miss Arnold Holding an Apple.

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 538, no. 808, color repro., as Miss Arnold Holding an Apple.

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: 405, 409, color repro. 407.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 387, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20185729

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