The Old Barn Under Snow, Newport
painter
John La Farge
(New York, 1835 - 1910, Providence)
Dateabout 1860
Place MadeNewport, Rhode Island, United States, North America
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions31 x 23 cm (12 3/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP3s26
eMuseum ID717530
EmbARK ObjectID10835
TMS Source ID102
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesLeonard and Co. Auctioneers. The Paintings of Mr. John La Farge (Boston, 19-20 November 1878), p. 5, no. 6.
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 1. (the La Farge hung in the "Room on the right of the Antechamber")
Royal Cortissoz. John La Farge: A Memoir and a Study (Boston, 1911), pp. 115-16.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 30.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of the Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 197.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 7, no. 20 (12 Jan. 1964), p. 2.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974) pp. 131-32, ill.
Diane Johnson. American Symbolist Art: Nineteenth Century 'Poets in Paint' Washington Allston, John La Farge... (Lewiston, NY, 2004), p. 36-38, fig. 5.
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 1. (the La Farge hung in the "Room on the right of the Antechamber")
Royal Cortissoz. John La Farge: A Memoir and a Study (Boston, 1911), pp. 115-16.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 30.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of the Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 197.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 7, no. 20 (12 Jan. 1964), p. 2.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974) pp. 131-32, ill.
Diane Johnson. American Symbolist Art: Nineteenth Century 'Poets in Paint' Washington Allston, John La Farge... (Lewiston, NY, 2004), p. 36-38, fig. 5.
MarksNotesInscribed in pencil (label on verso): Snow... (sic)
Inscribed in pencil (label on verso): Snow Study - Old Barn / Newport R.I. / John La Farge
Inscribed in ink (worn off label on back of the frame: MUSEUM (OF FINE) ARTS / La Fa.../ Sub / Mrs. John L Gardner Jr. / April 26, 188.../ 1... Beacon St
Label (affixed to back fo the frame) Hastings & Davenport, Picture Frames, 8 Hamilton Place, Boston.
Inscribed in pencil (label on verso): Snow Study - Old Barn / Newport R.I. / John La Farge
Inscribed in ink (worn off label on back of the frame: MUSEUM (OF FINE) ARTS / La Fa.../ Sub / Mrs. John L Gardner Jr. / April 26, 188.../ 1... Beacon St
Label (affixed to back fo the frame) Hastings & Davenport, Picture Frames, 8 Hamilton Place, Boston.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Leonard and Co., Boston, for $505 on 19 November 1878, lot 6.
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