The Old Violin
c. 1890
Artist, American, 1854 - 1907

Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 77.2 × 58.1 cm (30 3/8 × 22 7/8 in.)
framed: 97.47 × 78.11 × 5.72 cm (38 3/8 × 30 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.) -
Accession
1974.19.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Private collection, Palm Beach, Florida;[1] (Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York); purchased 1974 by NGA.
[1] According to a note from Hirschl & Adler, 15 January 1974, NGA curatorial file, the painting was owned by the unidentified private collector "from at least 1953 until 1973."
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1983
Important Information Inside: The Art of John F. Peto and the Idea of Still-Life Painting in Nineteenth-Century America, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth, Texas, 1983, no. 132.
2008
Feast for the Eyes: American Masterworks from the National Gallery of Art, Academy Art Museum, Easton, Maryland, 2008, no cat.
The Deluded Eye. Five Centuries of Deception, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2008-2009, no. 90, repro.
Bibliography
1980
Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1980: no. 37, color repro.
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 207, repro.
1981
Williams, William James. A Heritage of American Paintings from the National Gallery of Art. New York, 1981: color repro. 159, 176, 178.
1983
Wilmerding, John. Important Information Inside: The Art of John F. Peto and the Idea of Still-Life Painting in Nineteenth-Century America. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1983: 146-149, 238, pl. 132.
1988
Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. Rev. ed. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1988: 128, no. 41, color repro.
1991
Gingold, Diane J., and Elizabeth A.C. Weil. The Corporate Patron. New York, 1991: 166-167, color repro.
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 259, repro.
1996
Kelly, Franklin, with Nicolai Cikovsky, Jr., Deborah Chotner, and John Davis. American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1996: 259, repro.
1998
Torchia, Robert Wilson, with Deborah Chotner and Ellen G. Miles. American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part II. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1998: 76-80, color repro.
Inscriptions
lower left: John F. PEto.; upper left in simulated carving: JFP
Wikidata ID
Q20190204