Artwork
Little Girl with Flower Basket
Little Girl with Flower Basket is an oil painting. It dates from 1830 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Technique & Style
The application of oil on a rigid wooden surface reflects standard material practices for portable portraiture of this era.
Created in 1830, this portrait is executed in oil paint on a wood panel support. The work measures 35.6 cm in height and 26 cm in width. Stylistically, the piece functions as a genre portrait depicting a young girl holding a flower basket, characteristic of American nineteenth-century painting traditions.
The application of oil on a rigid wooden surface reflects standard material practices for portable portraiture of this era.
History & Provenance
Little Girl with Flower Basket was created in 1830 by an unidentified American artist working in oil on wood panel. The painting measures 35.6 by 26 centimeters. Its early history remains undocumented until the mid-20th century, when it was recorded in Detroit.
In 1950, collectors Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch acquired the work. Three years later, in 1953, they donated it to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., where it has been held ever since.
The painting is held by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., where it entered the collection as a gift from Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch in 1953.
It carries the accession number 1953.3.16.1 in the Gallery’s holdings.
The work has not been recorded in published exhibition histories since its acquisition.
Overview
The work titled Little Girl with Flower Basket is an oil painting executed on a wooden panel. It presents a young girl holding a basket filled with blossoms, rendered in a quiet, contemplative manner.
Subject & Meaning
The figure is depicted in modest attire, gazing directly at the viewer with a calm, serene expression. The composition emphasizes the innocence of youth and the gentle presence of nature through the fresh, colorful flowers she carries.
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