Artwork
Miss T.
Miss T. is a watercolor painting by the Impressionist artist Alice Beckington. It dates from 1900 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Technique & Style
7 centimeters in width, dimensions characteristic of the intimate scale typical of this genre.
Miss T., created by Alice Beckington in 1898, is a portrait miniature executed on an ivory support. The artist employed watercolor paint to render the depiction of a woman, utilizing the traditional medium and technique associated with miniature portraiture of the late nineteenth century. The work measures 8.3 centimeters in height and 6.7 centimeters in width, dimensions characteristic of the intimate scale typical of this genre.
The combination of watercolor and ivory allows for a delicate handling of the surface, consistent with the formal qualities expected of miniature paintings from this period. The piece remains classified as a painting within the broader category of portraiture.
History & Provenance
Miss T. is a portrait miniature painted by Alice Beckington, dated 1898. The work is executed in watercolor on ivory, a traditional support for portrait miniatures of this scale, measuring 8.3 cm in height by 6.7 cm in width. The painting entered the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it is currently held.
No additional information regarding commission, intermediate ownership, or chain of custody prior to its acquisition by the Metropolitan Museum of Art is documented in the available sources.
The miniature portrait Miss T., created by Alice Beckington in 1898, is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Executed in watercolor on ivory, the work measures 8.3 by 6.7 units. While the piece is confirmed as part of the museum's holdings, the provided records do not specify a unique accession number or detail any past or current exhibition history for this specific object.
Overview
Alice Beckington, an American painter, created Miss T. in 1900. This circular portrait, rendered on ivory, depicts a woman with a calm demeanor and wavy hair. The artwork showcases Beckington's impressionistic approach to portraiture and is held within the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, representing a period of artistic development at the turn of the 20th century.
Context
Alice Beckington's artistic foundation was established through significant training both in the United States and abroad. She honed her skills at the Art Students League of New York before continuing her education in Paris at the prestigious Académie Julian. There, she studied under prominent academic painters Jules Joseph Lefebvre and Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, an education that likely informed her refined technique and approach to portraiture, even as she embraced impressionistic elements.
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Artist
Alice Beckington (July 30, 1868 – January 4, 1942) was an American painter. Born in St. Charles, Missouri, Beckington studied art at the Art Students League of New York, where she was a pupil of J. Carroll Beckwith; she…
