Madame G

c. 1900

American or British 19th or 20th Century

This painting is a portrait of a woman from the chest up. She is in a profile view, facing towards the right side. She has a very pale complexion, dark arched eyebrows, a pointed nose, high cheekbones, and red lips in a neutral expression. Her dark hair is styled in a voluminous bun on top of her head. She is wearing a high-collared garment with gray sleeves and a large black bow or ruffle at the neck over a section of white ruffles. The background is a dark reddish-brown tone on the right, with an area of cream and light gray on the left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 61.3 x 50.8 cm (24 1/8 x 20 in.)
    framed: 78.4 x 68 x 4.1 cm (30 7/8 x 26 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.10.64

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Robinson, Fisher & Harding, London, 3 March 1927, no. 104); Rita de Acosta Lydig [Mrs. Philip M. Lydig, 1880-1929], New York; (her estate sale, Plaza Art Galleries, New York, 27 February 1931, no. 44); Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1937

  • An Exhibition of American Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, The Union League Club, New York, 1937, no. 37, as by John Singer Sargent.

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 140, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 282, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 411, repro.

1998

  • Torchia, Robert Wilson, with Deborah Chotner and Ellen G. Miles. American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part II. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1998: 324-325, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20190719

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