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American 20th Century

The Dog, early 20th century

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 89.5 x 105 cm (35 1/4 x 41 5/16 in.)

framed: 105.4 x 116.5 x 4.1 cm (41 1/2 x 45 7/8 x 1 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1957.11.8

Artists / Makers

American 20th Century (artist)

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Provenance

Recorded as from New York. Purchased in 1953 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1957.

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, not in catalogue.

1967: National Gallery Loan Exhibition, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1967, no. 12.

1968: American Naive Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries: 111 Masterpieces from the Collection of E.W. and B.C. Garbisch, traveling exh. by Amer. Fed. of Arts, N.Y., 1968-1970, no. 85. First venue: Grand Palais, Paris.

1970: American Naive Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries: Masterpieces from the Collection of E.W. and B.C. Garbisch, organized by the Amer. Fed. of Arts, N.Y., and Mainichi News., Nihobashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo, 1970, no catalogue.

1972: American Primitive Painting, South Texas Artmobile, Corpus Christi, traveling exhibition by the International Exhibitions Foundation, Washington, 1972-1973, no catalogue.

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

1978: The American Folk Art Tradition: Paintings from the Garbisch Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978.

1985: Two Centuries of Naive Painting, Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, Illinois, 1985, no catalogue.

1988: A Little Bestiary: Naive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey, 1988, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1970: American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 134, repro.

1978: King, Marian. Adventures in Art: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. New York, 1978: 97, pl. 60.

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 273, repro.

1984: Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 538, no. 812, color repro.

1989: Journal of the American Medical Association 261, no. 22 (June 1989): color cover.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 399, 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: 466-468, color repro. 467.

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