Emily B. Waite Pastel Drawing on Paper Portrait of Man
Item Details
Pastel on paper
A pastel drawing on paper portrait of a man by well-listed American artist Emily Burling Waite (Massachusetts/Rhode Island; 1887 – 1980). This bust portrait features a three-quarter view of a man dressed in a brown suit and wearing a blue tie. Set in front of a green background, the sitter stares out at the viewer with a stern expression. Unsigned. Presented under glass with a white mat and gold-tone wood frame.
Emily B. Waite is best known for her oil portraits, still life paintings, and etchings. She began her formal artistic training at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, where she studied from 1908 through 1910 under Philip Leslie Hale and Francis Luis Mora. In 1910 she received the Paige Traveling Scholarship and traveled extensively for two years throughout France, Spain, the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, and Italy, studying and copying master paintings. Waite’s work is represented in the collections of numerous distinguished institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D. C.; and the Library of Congress, Washington, D. C., among many others.
Deaccessioned from the Worcester Historical Museum, Worcester, MA. Proceeds from the sale of this item will go to benefit the museum.
Condition
- minor scratches, chips, and scuffs to frame; some smudges on glass; some adhesive residue on glass; minor rips in paper backing.
Dimensions
- measures the frame; visible image measures approximately 14" W x 20" H.
Item #
16BOS020-290
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