Porpoises
painter
Charles Herbert Woodbury
(Lynn, Massachusetts, 1864 - 1940, Jamaica Plain)
Dateabout 1916
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumWatercolor on paper
Dimensions52 x 74 cm (20 1/2 x 29 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP11e2
eMuseum ID722152
EmbARK ObjectID10906
TMS Source ID172
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.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue of the Fifteenth Annual Philadelphia Water Color Exhibition, and the Sixteenth Annual Exhibition of Miniatures. Exh. cat. (Philadelphia: The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1917), p. 56, no. 559. (entitled "Porpoises (Water Color)")
Morris Carter. Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court (Boston, 1925; Reprint, Boston, 1972), p. 248.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 420. (entitled "Porpoises")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 73. (entitled "Dolphins")
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), p. 294, ill. (entitled "Porpoises")
Morris Carter. Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court (Boston, 1925; Reprint, Boston, 1972), p. 248.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 420. (entitled "Porpoises")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 73. (entitled "Dolphins")
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), p. 294, ill. (entitled "Porpoises")
MarksNotesPrinted and inscribed label (affixed to the back): The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Philadelphia Water Color Club / Fifteen Annual / Philadelphia Water Color Exhibition, 1917 /... Title - Porpoises / Artist - Charles H. Woodbury / Return Address - 398 Boylston St. Boston
Inscribed in pencil (back): Porpoises / Char H Woodbury / 194 Clarendon St Boston / Price 750.00 for a Museum / 1000 otherwise
Inscribed in pencil (back): Porpoises / Char H Woodbury / 194 Clarendon St Boston / Price 750.00 for a Museum / 1000 otherwise
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Charles Herbert Woodbury, Boston for $750 on 12 November 1921, probably through Elizabeth Ward Perkins (1873-1954), art patron and Woodbury's teaching collaborator.
