Emily B. Waite Oil on Canvas Portrait of Nude Man
Item Details
An oil portrait of a nude male figure on an unstretched canvas by well-listed American artist Emily Burling Waite (Massachusetts/Rhode Island; 1887 – 1980). It features a seated young nude male figure with his hands folded in his lap and his body turned to the left. His fair skin creates a dramatic contrast against the dark background. This work was executed while a student at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1908 – 1910). A label from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is adhered to the lower right corner of the composition, with the artist’s signature.
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. This work was deaccessioned from the Worcester Historical Museum, Worcester, MA. Proceeds from the sale of this item will go to benefit the museum.
Condition
- some paint loss; scratches, stains, creases, and stretch marks on canvas; some tearing and fraying to canvas edges.
Dimensions
- measurement of unstretched canvas; painted image measures approximately 28.25"W x 36"H.
Item #
16BOS020-255
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