Emil Carlsen : Girl with a violin, 1887.
ECA record control number: 34974
Archives of American Art #: [none]
Record level: Item
Record type: Movable work
Work title: Girl with a violin [from auction catalog]
Alternate work titles:
2011 : Girl with a violin [from auction catalog]
Work date: 1887 [from front of canvas]
Work creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]
Work medium: Oil on canvas
Work dimensions: 14-1/2 x 17 inches | 14-1/2 x 16-3/4 inches | 14-1/2 x 16-3/4 inches
Inscribed / signed front:
Location: At lower left.
Dated: Yes.
Text: Titled on verso. ‘EMIL. CARLSEN. 1887.’.
Verso:
Type: Label.
Location: Verso.
Text: ‘gum label verso bears the inscription “No. 277″‘.
ECA category: People
ECA sub-category: Genre
Archives of American Art subjects:
Description of work:
Provenance / ownership:
2011 Private collection of Michael Kelley, 1937 Beverly Drive, Pasadena, CA 91104-1722 ;
2011 ( Bonhams, 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103 [returned to consignor] ) ;
2009 Private collection of Michael Kelley, 1937 Beverly Drive, Pasadena, CA 91104-1722 ;
2009 ( Aspire Auctions, 2310 Superior Avenue, Suite 125, Cleveland, OH 44114 ) ;
after 1887 [unknown] ;
1887 Emil Carlsen, the artist .
Exhibition history:
2011 Bonhams, San Francisco, CA, “California and Western paintings and sculpture”, November 21.
2009 Aspire Auctions, Cleveland, OH, November 19-21.
1887 National Academy of Design, New York, NY, “62nd Annual Exhibition (Spring Exhibition)“, April 4 – May 14.
References / citations:
– Bonhams, San Francisco, CA, sale catalog, November 21, 2011, lot #24.
– Aspire Auctions, Cleveland, OH, sale catalog, November 19-21, 2009, lot #39.
– National Academy of Design, New York, NY, exhibition catalog, “62nd annual exhibition (Spring exhibition)“, April 4 – May 14, 1887, #15.
Related works:
ECA notes:
– Appears to be the original stretchers. Not relined.
Price history:
2011 – unsold.
2009 – $5,923 USD.
1887 – $175 USD. (worth approximately $4,375 today)
Document information
Document permalink:
http://emilcarlsen.org/work/?p=34974
Digital-born document number:
ECA.2018.34974
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:
Creative Commons Corporation shareAlike (sa) license. Some of the information contained within this document may hold further publication restrictions depending on final use. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine.
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:
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