Artwork
Preston Hodges
Preston Hodges is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Charles Loring Elliott. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The painting is an 1850 oil on canvas portrait by Charles Loring Elliott, housed in The American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It depicts a man, fitting the portrait genre prevalent in mid-nineteenth-century American art. The work's creation date, medium, and classification as a portrait underscore its role as a formal representation of an individual sitter during that period.
Technique & Style
Created in 1850 by Charles Loring Elliott, this portrait of a man is executed in oil paint on a canvas support.
Created in 1850 by Charles Loring Elliott, this portrait of a man is executed in oil paint on a canvas support. The work measures 68.6 centimeters in height and 55.9 centimeters in width. Classified within the genre of portraiture, the piece uses traditional materials characteristic of mid-nineteenth-century American painting, the oil medium applied to render the male subject now held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
History & Provenance
Preston Hodges is an oil-on-canvas portrait painted by Charles Loring Elliott in 1850, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, where it is displayed in the American Wing. The work is classified as a portrait depicting a man and measures 68.6 cm in height by 55.9 cm in width. Earlier ownership records are not documented in the available sources, and no specific accession number or recorded exhibition history is provided.
Context
The painting titled Preston Hodges, executed in oil on canvas in 1850 by Charles Loring Elliott, measures 68.6 × 55.9 cm and is housed in The American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Its classification as a portrait reflects the mid-nineteenth-century American interest in formal representation of sitters, and Elliott's reputation as a leading portraitist of the period is underscored by the work's inclusion in the museum's collection.
Overview
Charles Loring Elliott's Preston Hodges, painted in 1850, is an oil on canvas portrait. This work exemplifies the artist's dedication to capturing individual likenesses with directness. Elliott, a prominent American portraitist, created over 700 such works throughout his career, often drawing on personal acquaintance with his sitters. The painting reflects the emerging Realism movement, emphasizing an unembellished depiction of its subject.
Artist & collection
Artist
Charles Loring Elliott (1812 – 1868) was an American painter known for his portraits.
