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American 19th Century

Profile Portrait of a Man, c. 1835/1840

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Medium

oil on wood

Dimensions

overall: 22.7 x 17.4 cm (8 15/16 x 6 7/8 in.)

framed: 26.5 x 22.5 x 2.5 cm (10 7/16 x 8 7/8 x 1 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1953.5.82

Artists / Makers

American 19th Century (artist)

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Provenance

Recorded as from Chester County, Pennsylvania. Purchased in 1951 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.

Associated Names

Garbisch, Edgar William, Mr. and Mrs.
Unknown Patron

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. 63.

1955: American Primitive Paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1955.

1996: Loan for display with permanent collection, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1996-2001.

Bibliography

1970: American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 148, repro.

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 293, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 423, 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: 576-577, 580-581, color repro. 579.

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