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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Memphis, Tennessee | ||
Accession #68.11.132  |
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| Subject/Title: | Portrait of Lady with Corsage | |
| Artist: | Carl Gutherz, American (b. Switzerland), 1844-1907 | |
| Date Created: | 1895 | |
| Owner/Location: | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave Memphis, TN 38104 901-544-6200 |
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| Frame Dimensions: | Currently unframed | |
| Image Dimensions: | 33 1/2" x 32 3/4" | |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 31 May 2008 | |
| Condition: | Poor, presently on an unstretched canvas. | |
| Description: | Bust length, frontal portrait of a young woman in an extravagant pink dress embellished with pearls and gathered sleeves. She is wearing a corsage of red and pink flowers on her proper right shoulder. Her brown hair is pulled up and she is wearing jeweled earrings and necklace. Portrait set in a circular shape. |
| History of Work: | Signed: UL: Carl Gutherz W.D.C. 1895 Artist lived and worked in Memphis ca. 1860-1875. Painted while the artist lived and worked in Washington D.C. from 1895 to 1907. |
| Notes: |
Provenance: Gift of the artist's son. - Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall F. Goodheart
Image courtesy of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Reproduction by permission only. |