Emil Carlsen : The brass teapot, ca.1903.
ECA record control number: 1604
Archives of American Art #: -none-
Record level: Item
Record type: Movable work
Work title: The brass teapot
Alternate work titles:
2017: The brass teapot [returned to original name after discovering it]
2014: Still life [teapot and tea pitcher, with chinese bowl] [ECA added to title for clarity]
1926: Still life—II [from auction catalog]
1917: The brass teapot [from exhibition catalog]
Work date: ca.1903 [date based on colors, palette, and general technique]
Work creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]
Work medium: Oil on canvas mounted on board
Work dimensions: 20 x 24 inches
Inscribed/signed front:
Location: At lower right.
Dated: No.
Text: ‘Emil. Carlsen.’.
Verso: unknown.
ECA category: Still Life
ECA sub-category: Kitchen
Archives of American Art Subjects:
Still Life
Still Life — Other
Still Life — Other — Container
Still Life — Other — Teapot
Object
Object — Vegetable
Object — Vegetable — Onion
Still Life — Vegetable
Still Life — Vegetable — Onion
Description of work:
‘Group composed of two brass vessels, scattered onions and parsnips and at the left a blue and white soft-paste Chinese bowl. Lighted from upper left.’ – auction catalog.
Provenance/ownership:
1926 Private collection of [unknown] ;
1926 ( American Art Association [1883-1964], [1922-1964] Madison Ave and 56th Street, New York, NY 10018 | [1883-1922] 6 East 23rd Street (South Madison Square), New York, NY 10010 ) ;
ca.1903 Private collection of Samuel T. Shaw [1861-1945], New York, NY ;
ca.1903 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist .
Exhibition history:
1926 American Art Association [1883-1964], New York, NY, “The Samuel T. Shaw collection“, January 16-22.
1917 Newark Museum Association, Newark, NJ, “A brief note on paintings : suggested by the exhibition of American paintings lent by Joseph S. Isidor“, November 1 – December 2.
References/citations:
– American Art Association [1883-1964], New York, NY, auction catalog, “The Samuel T. Shaw collection“, January 16-22, 1926, lot #179, illustrated : b&w on opposite page.
– Newark Museum Association, Newark, NJ, exhibition catalog, “A brief note on paintings : suggested by the exhibition of American paintings lent by Joseph S. Isidor“, November 1 – December 2, 1917, page 15 & 29, illustrated: b&w on page 15.
Related works:
ECA notes:
Price history:
1926 – $700 USD. [auction]
ca.1903 – [unknown] [retail]
Document information
Digital-born document number:
ECA.2014.1604
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:
February 2, 2014