Lady Wearing a Large White Cap, c. 1780

West Building, Ground Floor — Gallery G42-B

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 76.5 x 65 cm (30 1/8 x 25 9/16 in.)

framed: 81.6 x 93.4 x 6.4 cm (32 1/8 x 36 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1980.62.45

Artists / Makers

American 18th Century (artist)

Image Use

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Overview

Information on this painting can be found in the Gallery publication American Naive Paintings, pages 513-515, which is available as a free PDF https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/research/publications/pdfs/American%20Naive%20Painting.pdf

Provenance

Recorded as from New York. (Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York), by whom sold in 1964 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; by bequest to NGA, 1980.

Associated Names

Garbisch, Edgar William, Mr. and Mrs.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries
Unknown Patron

Exhibition History

1963: Selections from the Collection of Hirschl and Adler Galleries, Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York, 1963-1964, no. 34, color repro.

Bibliography

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 407, 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: 513-515, color repro. 514.