Design for the Exterior of Fenway Court, Northeast View
artist
Willard Thomas Sears
(New Bedford, 1837 - 1920, Boston)
Date1900
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumWatercolor and graphite on wove paper
Dimensions52.7 x 75.6 cm (20 3/4 x 29 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP33s59
eMuseum ID719452
EmbARK ObjectID23081
TMS Source ID8310
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.
MarksNotesSigned in graphite (lower left corner): "Willard T. Sears Architect"
Inscribed in graphite (lower right): "Fenway"
Inscribed in graphite (lower right): "Fenway"
ProvenanceNotesCommissioned by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the American architect Willard Thomas Sears (1837-1920) in 1900.
