Little Girl Holding Apple

c. 1840

Sturtevant J. Hamblin

Associated Names
Sturtevant J. Hamblin

Painter, American, active 1837/1856

The image depicts a young child from the waist up in a portrait style. The child is facing forward with a direct gaze towards the viewer. They have light skin and dark, curled hair with pinkish ribbons. The child's facial features include large, dark eyes and a small, closed mouth. They wear an ornate, orange dress with blue-green detailing. The child holds a fruit with leaves and a branch with leaves and small fruits or buds. The background shows dark drapery with tassels and a glimpse of a window with greenery outside.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Connecticut. (Robert Carlen, Philadelphia); sold 1955 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift 1978 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1957

  • American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Part II, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1957, no. 77.

1987

  • The American Primitive: Naive Paintings from 1720 to 1870, Mansfield Art Center, Ohio, 1987, no. 23, repro.

Bibliography

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 213, 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: 164-166, repro. 165.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 191, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20186754

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