COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.62.84
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Sargent, John Singer
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
Creator Role:
painter
Creator Dates/Places:
1856 - 1925
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
John Singer Sargent
Title:
The Birthday
View:
Front
Creation Date:
1887
Creation Start Date:
1887
Creation End Date:
1887
Materials and Techniques:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
H.24 x W.29 in.
Component Measured:
canvas
Measurement Unit:
in
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
62.84
Credit Line:
The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip and The John R. Van Derlip Funds
Context:
This vivaciously painted domestic subject belongs with a group of similar interior scenes with portraits of friends executed by Sargent in the 1880s. It depicts the family of the well-known French artists Albert Besnard (1849-1934) and his wife Charlotte Dubray (1855-1931), whom Sargent had befriended by 1883.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.180c.tif
Link To Source
The Birthday
