Florence Hackett
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Andreas Martin Andersen
(Bergen, Norway, 1869 - 1902, Boston)
subject
Florence Raymond Clark
(American, 1880 - 1964)
Dateabout 1900
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumGraphite and color washes on gray paper
Dimensions45.6 x 26.7 cm (17 15/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number1.4.o.41
eMuseum ID722844
EmbARK ObjectID12336
Original Number2.4.o.89
TMS Source ID1469
Last Updated10/3/24
Status
Not on viewWeb Commentary
Andreas Martin Andersen made portraits of many wealthy people from Boston and Newport over the course of his short career—including this drawing of Florence Hackett. The pencil portrait shows the young artist’s blossoming talent. Ms. Hackett’s face and the elegant lines of her long neck are refined. They offset the looser, more sparing strokes of the pencil that suggest the ruffles and drapery of her blouse. The artist added deliberate touches of soft color to finish the drawing.
Isabella supported many young artists and acquired four paintings by Andersen in addition to this drawing. Tragically Andersen contracted tuberculosis in 1902 and died shortly at the age of 33.
BibliographyNotesRollin van N. Hadley (ed.). Drawings: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1968), p. 65.
Deborah LaCamera, "Restoring a Portrait by Andreas Martin Andersen," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 24 May 2022, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/restoring-portrait-andreas-martin-andersen
Deborah LaCamera, "Restoring a Portrait by Andreas Martin Andersen," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 24 May 2022, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/restoring-portrait-andreas-martin-andersen
MarksNotesInscribed (lower left): AMA (in monogram)
Inscribed (lower right): A M Andersen
Inscribed (lower right): A M Andersen
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Andreas Martin Andersen
late 19th century - early 20th century
