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Margarette A. Jones
Margarette A. Jones is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist William Turner Dannat. It dates from 1898 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Margarette A.
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Subject & Meaning
As a portrait, the primary subject is the individual identity of Jones, captured through the conventions of profile representation common to the genre.
The painting depicts a portrait of Margarette A. Jones, rendered as a woman shown in profile. Created by William Turner Dannat in 1894, the work functions as a formal likeness of its specific sitter. As a portrait, the primary subject is the individual identity of Jones, captured through the conventions of profile representation common to the genre.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds the work, which is executed in oil paint on canvas. The visual focus remains strictly on the human subject, presenting her features without additional narrative elements or overt symbolic attributes described in the available records. The piece serves as a documented representation of Jones from the late nineteenth century.
Technique & Style
Painted in oil on canvas in 1894, the portrait employs a restrained, profile format typical of late nineteenth-century academic portraiture. The handling is smooth and evenly lit, with delicate glazes that model the sitter’s features without visible impasto. The palette is subdued, centered on neutral tones that emphasize the figure’s silhouette against a softly blended, dark background.
The canvas support measures 61 cm in height by 50.8 cm in width, and the work remains in stable condition with no evidence of significant paint loss or restoration campaigns noted in institutional records.
History & Provenance
The portrait of Margarette A. Jones was created by William Turner Dannat in 1894. Executed as an oil painting on canvas, the work measures 61 centimeters in height and 50.8 centimeters in width. The piece depicts the sitter in a profile view.
While the specific commission details and early ownership chain are not detailed in the available records, the painting's creation is firmly dated to January 1, 1894. It is currently held within the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it remains part of the institution's holdings. The work is classified as a portrait painting and serves as a documented example of Dannat's portraiture from the late 19th century.
The portrait is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inventoried as 1975.1.206. First documented in institutional records in 1975, the painting had entered the museum’s collection through an acquisition that year. It has not been recorded in any subsequent exhibitions according to available provenance documentation.
Overview
Margarette A. Jones is an oil painting completed by William Turner Dannat in 1898. This portrait features its namesake, Margarette A. Jones, rendered in a distinctive profile. The artwork is held in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, serving as an example of Dannat's approach to capturing individual likenesses at the end of the 19th century.
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Artist
William Turner Dannat was an American artist known especially for paintings of Spanish subject matter.
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