Profile Portrait of a Lady

c. 1835/1840

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

The image shows the upper half of a person in profile, facing to the right with a slightly turned head. The person has fair skin, straight nose, and a slight smile. The brown hair is styled in an updo with tight curls around the face. They wear a black garment with a light shawl, a rectangular clasp, and a triple-strand necklace with a central gold or amber pendant. The background is a simple, muted gray.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1954

  • American Primitive Painting from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Part I, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1954, no. 62.

1955

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

1996

  • Loan for display with permanent collection, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1996-2001.

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 148, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 293, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 423, repro.

  • 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: 577, 580-581, color repro. 578.

Wikidata ID

Q46627126

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