Portrait of a Lady
Artist
Frederick Carl Frieseke
(American, 1874 - 1939)
Dateca. 1927
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 32 1/8 x 31 7/8 inches (81.6 x 80.96 cm)
Framed: 36 3/4 x 36 3/4 x 3 1/8 inches (93.35 x 93.35 x 7.94 cm)
Framed: 36 3/4 x 36 3/4 x 3 1/8 inches (93.35 x 93.35 x 7.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Reuland
Object number80-26
SignedSigned and dated lower left: F.C. Frieseke—27
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DescriptionThree-quarter-length portrait of a seated young girl with dark hair, facing front with head slightly tilted to right, wearing gold necklace and bracelet, and soft, pinkish-lavender dress and loose-fitting jacket with legs crossed and hands clasped over right knee in lavender upholstred chair; in background, an opened evening window framed by sheer, gauzy curtains and, to left, a wooden stand with blue checkerboard pitcher of flowers.Published ReferencesNAMA 1966, 9, 15; NAMA 1973, 252 (as Portrait).
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