Dionysus Torso at Fenway Court
painter
Andreas Martin Andersen
(Bergen, Norway, 1869 - 1902, Boston)
Date1902
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions57 x 36 cm (22 7/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP33w12
eMuseum ID722115
EmbARK ObjectID10908
TMS Source ID174
Last Updated10/19/24
Status
Not on viewWeb Commentary
Andreas Martin Andersen painted the marble sculpture of Dionysus in the Courtyard of the Museum in 1902. Isabella supported many young artists and acquired four paintings and one drawing by Andersen. She also invited him to work at the Museum. He was one of many artists inspired the collection.
Tragically, Andersen contracted tuberculosis and died shortly after this work was painted, at the age of 33.
BibliographyNotes
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
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1919.
Andreas Martin Andersen
late 19th century - early 20th century
