Design for the Exterior of Fenway Court, Northwest View
artist
Willard Thomas Sears
(New Bedford, 1837 - 1920, Boston)
Date1900
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumWatercolor and graphite on wove paper
Dimensions48.5 x 75.5 cm (19 1/8 x 29 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP33s61
eMuseum ID719422
EmbARK ObjectID23083
TMS Source ID8312
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 right): Willard T. Sears Architect
Inscribed in graphite (right): Worthington Street
Inscribed in graphite (lower left): FENWAY
Stamped in blue ink (lower right): SMOOTH
Blind stamp (lower right)
Inscribed in graphite (right): Worthington Street
Inscribed in graphite (lower left): FENWAY
Stamped in blue ink (lower right): SMOOTH
Blind stamp (lower right)
ProvenanceNotesCommissioned by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the American architect Willard Thomas Sears (1837-1920) in 1900.
