Sphynxe
painter
Joseph Urban
(Vienna, 1872 - 1933, New York City)
Date1903
Place MadeVienna, Vienna state, Austria, Europe
MediumWatercolor, pastel, and crayon on paper
Dimensions22.38 x 19 cm (8 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP33s55
eMuseum ID717952
Previous NumberXP17
EmbARK ObjectID20156
TMS Source ID7018
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.
MarksNotesInscribed (lower left): "SPHYNXE AUS. DER. KLASSISCHEM WALLPURGISNACHT. FAUST. IL. TEIL."
Inscribed (lower right): "AUS. DER. WIENER. BURGTHEATER - AUFFUHRRUNG...JOS. URBAN."
Inscribed (lower right): "AUS. DER. WIENER. BURGTHEATER - AUFFUHRRUNG...JOS. URBAN."
ProvenanceNotesPainted for the production of Die Sphinx (The Sphynx), a comedy by playwright and author, Marie Eugenie delle Grazie (1864-1931) at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
Probably a gift from Joseph Urban to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1911-1915.
Probably a gift from Joseph Urban to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1911-1915.
