Villa Sylvia, Saint Jean-sur-mer
painter
Sylvia Curtis Steinert
(Paris, 1899 - 1972)
Date1923
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumWatercolor on paper
Dimensions46 x 30 cm (18 1/8 x 11 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP11s25
eMuseum ID719041
EmbARK ObjectID10817
TMS Source ID84
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.
BibliographyNotesPhilip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 345. (catalogued as Steinert)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 66-67. (catalogued as Steinert)
Rollin Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 15 (13 Dec. 1964), p. 2. (as "a watercolor by a Goddaughter")
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 68-69, ill. (catalogued as Curtis)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 66-67. (catalogued as Steinert)
Rollin Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 15 (13 Dec. 1964), p. 2. (as "a watercolor by a Goddaughter")
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 68-69, ill. (catalogued as Curtis)
MarksNotesInscribed in pencil (lower right): With / Sylvia's love / 1923.
ProvenanceNotesGift from the American artist Mrs. Alexander Steinert (Sylvia Curtis, 1899-1972; Mrs. Schuyler Owen after 1947) to her godmother Isabella Stewart Gardner, 20 July 1923.
Sylvia Curtis Steinert
26 March 1918
Ralph Wormeley Curtis
17 October 1902
Ralph Wormeley Curtis
23 February 1902
