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Erastus Salisbury Field

Wife of Man with Vial, c. 1827

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Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 75 x 60 cm (29 1/2 x 23 5/8 in.)

framed: 96.8 x 81.6 x 7.6 cm (38 1/8 x 32 1/8 x 3 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1955.11.20

Artists / Makers

Erastus Salisbury Field (artist) American, 1805 - 1900

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Provenance

Recorded as from Connecticut. Purchased in 1952 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1955.

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 Garbish. Part I, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1954, no. 54.

1975: Extended loan for use by the Ambassador, U.S. Embassy residence, Dublin, Ireland, 1975-1978.

Bibliography

1963: French, Reginald F., and Agnes M. Dods. "Erastus Salisbury Field, 1805-1900." Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin 28 (October 1963): 123, nos. 193, 194 (includes their "Checklist of Paintings attributed to E. S. Field").

1970: American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 60, repro.

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 161, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 179, 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: 115, repro. 116.

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