Portrait of an Old Lady

1848

J.C. Robinson

Associated Names
J.C. Robinson

Artist, American, active 1848

The image depicts an elderly woman seated, holding a closed book with her hands folded. She has light skin, small blue eyes, and a slight smile. Her hair is dark and smooth, with round spectacles on top of her head. She is wearing a dark garment with a brown shawl featuring red dots. The background is muted brown, emphasizing the woman.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Pennsylvania. Purchased in 1950 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1955.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1954

  • American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Part I, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1954, no. 95.

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

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 94, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 215, 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: 321, repro. 323.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 271, repro.

Inscriptions

center left: B. [ ] / June 4 / 1784

Wikidata ID

Q20187925

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