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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Memphis, Tennessee | ||
Accession #68.11.143  |
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| Subject/Title: | Portrait of a Senator | |
| Artist: | Carl Gutherz, American (b. Switzerland), 1844-1907 | |
| Date Created: | 1900 | |
| 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: | 39 3/4" x 24 1/4" | |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 31 May 2008 | |
| Condition: | Poor, presently on an unstretched canvas. | |
| Description: | Half-length portrait of a man angled to his right. The man's brown hair is parted from the side and he has a beard and mustache. The man is wearing a white shirt with a black vest and black coat. Plain dark background. |
| History of Work: | Signed: LR: Carl Gutherz W.D.C. 1900. The artist lived and worked in Memphis ca. 1860-1875. Painted while the artist lived and worked in Washington D.C. from 1896 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. |