Lady in Yellow (Edwina Booth)

Details

Eastman Johnson (1824-1906)
Lady in Yellow (Edwina Booth)
signed with initials 'E.J.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
22 x 14 in. (55.9 x 35.6 cm.)
Painted circa 1885.

Provenance

Private collection, family of the artist.
[With]Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 1977.
Private collection, Connecticut.
Hammer Galleries, New York, 1981.
Acquired by the present owner, circa 1980s.

Exhibited

New York, Hammer Galleries, 19th & 20th Century European & American Paintings: Recent Acquisitions, June 16-August 31, 1981.

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Lot Essay

According to Dr. Patricia Hills, the present work is a study for a major portrait of Edwina Booth, now in the collection of Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts.

This painting will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work being compiled by Dr. Patricia Hills.

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