Emily B. Waite Oil Painting on Unstretched Canvas Portrait of a Young Woman
Item Details
An oil painting on unstretched canvas portrait of a young woman by well-known artist Emily B. Waite (1887 – 1980). Depicted is a young woman with brunette hair and almond shaped brown eyes. She wears a modest blue dress with white ruffles around the neckline. She is situated against a vibrant wallpaper with flowers and birds. This piece is signed in the upper left corner and is presented as an unframed canvas.
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
- minor wear to edges of canvas;
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Item #
16BOS020-385
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