Siva Dance at Night
painter
John La Farge
(New York, 1835 - 1910, Providence)
Date1890
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumWatercolor and ink on rag board
Dimensions30.5 x 45.1 cm (12 x 17 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP3n12
eMuseum ID717536
EmbARK ObjectID10838
TMS Source ID105
Last Updated11/6/24
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.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 1. (as one of the water colors by La Farge hung in "the Small Room on the left of the Antechamber")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), 34.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of the Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 197.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974) p. 132, ill.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), 34.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of the Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 197.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974) p. 132, ill.
MarksNotesInscribed (across the top): A letter to the artist's son, Bancel La Farge, describing the scene and ending with the date Dec. 19. 90.
Inscribed (bottom, now covered by the mount): SamuElu, Aolele, Tulagono, Aotoa, Apslu [the names of the five dancers]
Inscribed (bottom, now covered by the mount): SamuElu, Aolele, Tulagono, Aotoa, Apslu [the names of the five dancers]
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the artist for $2,000 on 30 January 1892, New York.
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