Emil Carlsen : Blue and white [with beaded necklace], ca.1922.

ECA Control Number: 17371

Archives of American Art #: -none-

Record Level: Item

Record Type: Movable Work

Current Work Title: Blue and white [with beaded necklace]

Alternate Work Titles:
2017: Blue and white [with beaded necklace] [ECA added clarification to help with repetitive title.]
1935: Blue and white [from exhibition catalog]

Work Date: ca.1922

Work Creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]

Work Medium: Oil on canvas
Work Dimensions: 16-3/4 x 13 inches (unframed) | 23-1/4 x 19-5/8 inches (framed) | 17 x 13 inches

Inscribed/Signed:
Location: At lower right.
Dated: No.
Text: ‘Emil. Carlsen.’.

Verso: unknown.

ECA Category: Still Life
ECA Sub-Category: Asian

Archives of American Art Subjects:
Dress
Dress — Accessory
Dress — Accessory — Jewelry
Ethnic
Ethnic — Chinese
Still Life
Still Life — Other
Still Life — Other — Container
Still Life — Other — Vase

Description:

Provenance/Ownership:
2017 Private collection of [unknown] ;
2017 ( Sotheby’s [1744- ], 1334 York Avenue, New York 10021 ) ;
1984 ( Sordoni Art Gallery, Wilkes University [1933- ], 84 W South St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701, Gift of Arnaud Cartwright Marts [1888-1970] & Anne McCartney Marts [1905-1991], Lewisburg, PA ) ;
ca.1970 ( Wilkes University [1933- ], 84 W South St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701, On loan from Arnaud Cartwright Marts [1888-1970] & Anne McCartney Marts [1905-1991], Lewisburg, PA ) ;
ca.1922 Private collection of Arnaud Cartwright Marts [1888-1970] & Anne McCartney Marts [1905-1991], Lewisburg, PA
ca.1922 ( Macbeth Gallery, The [1892-1953], 237 Fifth Avenue in New York [1892-1905] | 450 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY [1906-1923] | 15 East Fifty-seventh Street [1924-1934] | 11 East Fifty-seventh Street [1935-1953] ) ;
ca.1922 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist .

Exhibition History:
1935 The Macbeth Gallery, New York, NY, “Still Lifes by Emil Carlsen, 1853-1932“, April 23 – May 13, 1935.
1922 [ The Detroit Institute of Arts of the City of Detroit, Detroit, MI, “Eighth Annual Exhibition The Detroit Institute of Art of the City of Detroit“, April 11 – May 31. – – needs further proof or cross confirmation. ]

References/Citations:
– Inventory label on back of painting from Wilkes University Inventory recorded on January 23, 1980, #291.
– The Macbeth Gallery, New York, NY, Exhibition Catalog, “Still Lifes by Emil Carlsen, 1853-1932“, April 23 – May 13, 1935, #4, not illustrated.
– [ The Detroit Institute of Arts of the City of Detroit, Detroit, MI, Exhibition Catalog, “Eighth Annual Exhibition The Detroit Institute of Art of the City of Detroit“, April 11 – May 31, 1922, #22, not illustrated. – needs further proof or cross confirmation.]

Related Works:
– The Mandarin’s Necklace, 1915 [same beaded necklace used in composition.]

ECA Notes:

Price History:
1922 – $4,000 USD [Retail]

Document Information

Digital-born Document Number:
ECA.2017.17371

Digital Document Provenance:
Original compiled and researched document by the Emil Carlsen Archives, 266 West 21st Street, Suite 4E, New York, NY 10011.

Document License:
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Image License:
The author of this artwork died more than 70 years ago. According to U.S. Copyright Law, copyright expires 70 years after the author’s death. In other countries, legislation may differ.

Record Birth Date:
January 6, 2017

Last Update:
January 10, 2017