Charles Sheeler and Nina Allender

c. 1906

Morton Livingston Schamberg

Associated Names
Morton Livingston Schamberg
Painter, American, 1881 - 1918
The artwork shows two individuals viewed from behind, positioned in front of a large painting. The person on the left is seated, wearing a light-colored blouse with a high collar and a long blue skirt. Their hair is styled up. The person on the right is standing, leaning forward slightly, dressed in a dark suit. Both figures are looking at the artwork before them. They are situated on a simple wooden bench. The background is dominated by the large framed painting, which is dark and not detailed. The setting is an art gallery or museum environment.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Possibly (Downtown Gallery, New York); Joan B. Detweiler [Mrs. F.H. Detweiler]; gift 1962 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1963

  • Paintings by Morton L. Schamberg (1881-1918), The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1963, no.1.

Bibliography

1966

  • Phillips, Dorothy W. A Catalogue of the Collection of American Paintings in The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Vol. 1: Painters born before 1850. Washington, 1966: 108.

2011

  • Cash, Sarah, ed. Corcoran Gallery of Art: American Paintings to 1945. Washington, D.C., 2011: 315.

Wikidata ID

Q46632525

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