Anonymous Woman

c. 1830

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a woman standing upright with a small red book in her right hand. She has a fair complexion, neutral expression, slightly arched eyebrows, and small, rounded lips. Her dark brown hair is styled in an updo with a black accessory. She wears a high-necked dark dress with puffed sleeves and a white collar. The background is plain blue. The woman is not wearing any visible jewelry, and the setting is minimalistic with only the book present.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased in 1951 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch;[1] gift to NGA, 1953.
[1] The donor sheet (in NGA curatorial file) does not indicate where this painting originated.

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Bibliography

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 263, 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: 403-405, repro. 404.

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

Wikidata ID

Q20185667

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