SAL record control number: 134677 ;

Record level: Item ;

Record type: Movable work ;

Work title: Madonna and child on the farm  [from collection database] ;

Alternate work titles:
2022 : Madonna and child on the farm  [from collection database] ;

Work date: ca.1939  [based on similar works from the artist] ;

Work creator: John Edward Costigan (1888-1972) [RA 1917-1972] ;

Work medium: Ink on paper ; etching ;
Work dimensions: 12-1/4 x 16 inches [unframed] ;

Inscribed / signed front:
Location: In plate at lower left and in margin at lower right.
Dated?: No.
Text: ‘NAGITSOC [COSTIGAN spelled in reverse]’ and ‘J E Costigan, N. A.’.

Verso: [none] ;

SAL category: Works on paper ;
SAL sub-category: Etching ;

Archives of American Art subjects:
Art
Art — American
Art ― Private collections ― New York (State)
Art ― Private collections ― New York (State) ― Salmagundi
Figure
Figure female
Landscape
Landscape — Farm
Occupation
Occupation — Farm
Religion
Religion — Old Testament
Religion — Madonna and child

Description of work:

Provenance:
ca.1986 SCNY, gift of Wilmuth Holt (1905-1986), accession #2007.450 ;
ca.1960s Private collection of Wilmuth Holt (1905-1986), New York, NY ;
ca.1939 John Edward Costigan (1888-1972) [RA 1917-1972], the artist .

Exhibition history:
2022 SCNY Dark and light : depression era works September 1 – December 31.

References / citations:
– Collection database, accession #2007.450.
– Holt collection #39.

Notes:

Document information

Document permalink:
http://salmagundi.org/artwork/?p=134677

Digital-born document number:
SAL.2021.134677

Record birth date:
October 29, 2021

Last updated: July 12, 2023 at 12:48 pm