Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
32 x 32 in. (canvas) 36-1/2 x 37 in. (framed)
Accession Number
Credit Line
James E. Roberts Fund
Copyright
Collection
American Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color Palette
Provenance
(R. C. and N. M. Vose, Boston, Massachusetts); Mrs. John N. Carey [1859-1938], Indianapolis; purchased by the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1929 (29.71).
Gallery Labels
The colorful patterns and glowing sunshine here are signature elements of Frieseke’s work. He painted his wife in this same room under various light effects that he used to heighten the sparkle of the patterning around her.
Look closely at the painting and you will see a ghostly image above the hand on the woman’s lap. This is called a pentimento, meaning “repentance” in Italian. These occur when the paint becomes more transparent with age and reveals changes made by the artist. To find out what was hidden, an infrared reflectogram (IRR) image of the painting was taken (shown below). The IRR shows that the woman was originally holding an open book. The artist painted it out and shifted the position of the woman’s hand.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Indianapolis Museum of Art
May 23, 1999 - August 8, 1999
Indianapolis Museum of Art
July 2, 1989 - August 20, 1989
Frederick C. Frieseke
Grand Rapids Art Museum
November 6, 1966 - November 30, 1966
Furniture Show, Herron Museum Alliance Rental Gallery Booth
Indianapolis State Fairgrounds
October 2, 1964 - October 12, 1964
Arts Festival: An Exhibition of Drawings and Paintings
DePauw University
April 8, 1962 - May 9, 1962
John Herron Art Institute and Museum
January 2, 1921 - January 30, 1921
Exhibition
Purdue University
Dates Unknown
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