GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Edmund C. Tarbell's family were frequent subjects for his paintings. Here, he depicts his wife, Emeline, with their oldest child, fifteen-year-old Josephine. Stripped of excess, uncomplicated by detail or distracting elements, the painting is a mesmerizing representation of two closely observed loved ones. The intimate pose of mother and daughter, the exquisitely soft handling of paint, and the deep luminosity of the surface all combine to great effect in this highly personal work.
One of the most important portraitists in New England, Tarbell was also a member of the Ten American Painters, a group of American artists who broke away from New York's Society of American Artists in order to organize their own, non-juried exhibitions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Wiliam Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2006
NOTES
Created in c. 1905
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Trained in Paris, Boston
worked boston
wife Emeline and 15 year old oldest child Josephine
other title Emeline and Josephine Tarbell (The Artist's Wife and Daughter)
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Artist/designers
Tarbell, Edmund Charles (American, 1862-1938)
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Place of origin: Boston (Massachusetts/United States): TGN: 7013445
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From c. 1905: Edmund Charles Tarbell (1862-1938)
c. 1910: his father-in-law, Robert Souther, gift of the artist
After 1962: his daughter, Eleanor Souther-Halversen, by inheritance
n.d.: her child, Mandt Souther-Halverson, bequest of Eleanor Souther-Halverson
Until 2000: private collection, thence by descent from above
From 2005: Dallas Museum of Art, the Patsy Lacy Griffith Collectin, gift of Patsy Lacy Griffith by exchange
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC~Learn more about the artist and his work from SAAM.
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC~Read a biography of Edmund Charles Tarbell.
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General Description
Edmund C. Tarbell's family were frequent subjects for his paintings. Here, he depicts his wife, Emeline, with their oldest child, fifteen-year-old Josephine. Stripped of excess, uncomplicated by detail or distracting elements, the painting is a mesmerizing representation of two closely observed loved ones. The intimate pose of mother and daughter, the exquisitely soft handling of paint, and the deep luminosity of the surface all combine to great effect in this highly personal work.
One of the most important portraitists in New England, Tarbell was also a member of the Ten American Painters, a group of American artists who broke away from New York's Society of American Artists in order to organize their own, non-juried exhibitions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Excerpt from
Wiliam Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2006
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC~Learn more about the artist and his work from SAAM.
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC~Read a biography of Edmund Charles Tarbell.
Notes
Created in c. 1905
Object File Reviewed
Trained in Paris, Boston
worked boston
wife Emeline and 15 year old oldest child Josephine
other title Emeline and Josephine Tarbell (The Artist's Wife and Daughter)
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Tarbell, Edmund Charles (American, 1862-1938)
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin: Boston (Massachusetts/United States): TGN: 7013445
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From c. 1905: Edmund Charles Tarbell (1862-1938)
c. 1910: his father-in-law, Robert Souther, gift of the artist
After 1962: his daughter, Eleanor Souther-Halversen, by inheritance
n.d.: her child, Mandt Souther-Halverson, bequest of Eleanor Souther-Halverson
Until 2000: private collection, thence by descent from above
From 2005: Dallas Museum of Art, the Patsy Lacy Griffith Collectin, gift of Patsy Lacy Griffith by exchange
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