Emil Carlsen : Portrait of Dines, 1912.
Portrait of Dines, 1912
Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]
Oil on canvas
15-1/4 x 13 inches
Signed: At lower left. ‘Emil. Carlsen.’ Dated at lower right. ‘1912’.
Archives of American Art #: -none-
Provenance:
2015 Private collection of Margaret McGetrick, New York, NY
2013 Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue at 72nd Street, New York, NY 10021
1981 Private Collection of Frederick R. Koch, New York, NY
c.1981 Thomas Colville Fine Art, 1000 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10075
c.1914-1919 Collection of Robert Handley, Esq, New York, NY
1912 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist
Exhibitions:
2013 Sotheby’s, New York, NY, October 3.
xxxx National Academy of Design, Annual Exhibition, ?.
1919 The Macbeth Galleries, New York, NY, Exhibition Catalog, “Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Emil Carlsen, N.A. from the collection of Robert Handley, Esq of New York“, December.
1914 Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “Ninth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists“, May 16 – August 31
1912 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, “One Hundred and Seventh Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts“, February 4 – March 24.
References:
– Direct email to emilcarlsen.org from current owner (Margaret McGetrick) to let me know of the purchase.
– Sotheby’s, New York, NY, October 3, 2013, Sales Catalog, Lot #93.
– The International Studio, “Emil Carlsen – Painter, Teacher” by F. Newlin Price, July, 1922, Volume 75, Number 302, pg. 300-308, illustrated: B&W, pg. 304.
– The Macbeth Galleries, 450 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, Exhibition Catalog, “Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Emil Carlsen, N.A. from the collection of Robert Handley, Esq of New York“, December, 1919, #4, illustrated: B&W.
– Academy Notes, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “The Summer Exhibition of American Paintings at the Albright Art Gallery“, July, 1914, Volume 9, Number 3, page 83-107, not illustrated.
– Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, Exhibition Catalog, “Ninth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists“, May 16 – August 31, 1914, #21, illustrated: B&W, pg. 25.
– Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Exhibition Catalog, “One Hundred and Seventh Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts“, February 4 – March 24, 1912, #614, illustrated: B&W.
Notes:
– Painted in Veile, [France?] in 1912.
– Currently not original frame (as of 2015).
– Academy Notes, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “The Summer Exhibition of American Paintings at the Albright Art Gallery“, July, 1914, Volume 9, Number 3, page 83-107, not illustrated.
…”Portrait of Dines Carlsen by Emil Carlsen, is a most life-like interpretation of a handsome and intelligent boy with soft golden hair, delicate skin and blue eyes. The child wears a white blouse. The background is of a soft grey, which is admirable in that it harmonizes and blends with the quiet beauty of the picture, which is painted with the delicacy and refinement of a miniature.”…
Price:
2013 – unsold.