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Artist:
Erastus Salisbury Field, born Leverett, MA 1805-died Plumtrees, MA 1900  Search this
Sitter:
unidentified  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
35 1/4 x 26 in. (89.5 x 66.0 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Folk Art
Date:
ca. 1825-1850
Luce Center Label:
Erastus Salisbury Field painted this portrait while working as a traveling portrait painter, fulfilling commissions around the Connecticut River valley. Portrait of a Woman with a Shawl is typical of Field’s plain-style portraits, with simplified forms and few shadows. Such portraits contrast with his later dreamscapes and historical and biblical scenes, which are often rich in fantastic and humorous details.
Topic:
Portrait female\waist length  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Object number:
1986.65.109
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7163b793d-e600-4f8f-b8f5-223e2a27a632
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1986.65.109