The Nativity
painter
George Hawley Hallowell
(Boston, 1872 - 1926, Arlington, Massachusetts)
Dateafter 1887
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumInk and watercolor on paper
Dimensions23 x 15 cm (9 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP3e9
eMuseum ID719618
EmbARK ObjectID10821
TMS Source ID88
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. 182.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 39.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 116-17, ill.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 39.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 116-17, ill.
MarksNotesInscribed (lower left): G.H. Hallowell
Inscribed (on a sticker affixed to the center of the paper, verso): Meade Dodge / & Co. / 4 Park St. / Boston [an art supplies firm active in Boston, after about 1887]
Inscribed (upper left, in pen, verso): No. 15 Holy Family G. Hallowell
Inscribed (throughout the page, verso): ...Depte Bron... Burnt Sienna... Blue deep... light brown... Horse grey... green... Man green... and brown... harness red... background / blue... cool ice color / on strip of / shield... red dress... blue & yellow / spotted shield [these in addition to other color notes, some illegible, refer to elements of the sketched stained glass window]
Inscribed (on a sticker affixed to the center of the paper, verso): Meade Dodge / & Co. / 4 Park St. / Boston [an art supplies firm active in Boston, after about 1887]
Inscribed (upper left, in pen, verso): No. 15 Holy Family G. Hallowell
Inscribed (throughout the page, verso): ...Depte Bron... Burnt Sienna... Blue deep... light brown... Horse grey... green... Man green... and brown... harness red... background / blue... cool ice color / on strip of / shield... red dress... blue & yellow / spotted shield [these in addition to other color notes, some illegible, refer to elements of the sketched stained glass window]
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
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