Eliza Welch Stone

c. 1845

Thomas Skynner

Associated Names
Thomas Skynner

Artist, American, active 1840/1852

The image depicts a painted portrait of a woman from the waist up. She is seated and facing directly towards the viewer with her right arm resting on a surface, holding a white vase containing pink and orange flowers. Her facial features include large, light-colored eyes, a straight nose, and a closed mouth, with tightly curled, brown hair falling over her shoulders. She is wearing a dark, long-sleeved dress with a white lace collar and a brooch. On her lap, there is a colorful patterned fabric with hints of yellow, blue, and orange. She wears a ring on her right hand. The background consists of a wall with an ornate, red curtain draped to her right and a detailed blue pattern behind her.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from New York. Purchased in 1951 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.

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. 45. First venue: Kunstmuseum, Lucerne, Switzerland.

1968

  • American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Columbus Museum of Arts and Crafts, Georgia, 1968-1969, no. 12.

1975

  • American Folk Art: Tour in the Arkansas Artmobile Bicentennial Exhibition, traveling exhibition organized by the Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, 1975-1976, no cat.

Bibliography

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 222, 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: 354-355, color repro. 353.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 337, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20187353

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