Emily B. Waite Oil Painting on Unstretched Canvas Portrait of a Woman
Item Details
An oil painting on unstretched canvas portrait of a woman by well-known artist Emily B. Waite (1887 – 1980). Depicted is a young woman in a full-length portrait set in an interior scene. She is wearing a peach gown with a tulle stole, holding a bouquet of purple flowers with green foliage. To the upper left corner, the piece is signed by the artist in blue paint. This work is presented as an unframed unstretched 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
- to fair; the lower right corner of the piece has been wrinkled; horizontal creases present to the peice; variety of paint loss due to being folded and creased in various shapes.
Dimensions
- measures canvas; painted image measures 25.5" W x 31.5" H.
Item #
16BOS020-354
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