Design for the Exterior of Fenway Court, East View
artist
Willard Thomas Sears
(New Bedford, 1837 - 1920, Boston)
Date1900
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumWatercolor, graphite, pen and ink on wove paper
Dimensions31 x 49 cm (12 3/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP33s58
eMuseum ID720043
EmbARK ObjectID23080
TMS Source ID8309
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.
BibliographyNotesCynthia Saltzman. Old Masters, New World: America’s Raid on Europe’s Great Pictures (New York: Penguin Books, 2008), p. 83.
MarksNotesInscribed (bottom, center): "House in the Fenway"
ProvenanceNotesCommissioned by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the American architect Willard Thomas Sears (1837-1920) in 1900.
