SAL record control number: 138631 ;

Record level: Item ;

Record type: Movable work ;

Work title: Portrait sketch of William Henry Shelton (1840-1932) [RA 1871-1932] [from curator] ;

Alternate work titles:
2022 : Portrait sketch of William Henry Shelton (1840-1932) [RA 1871-1932] [from curator] ;
2022 : Portrait sketch of William Henry Shelton [from collection database].

Work date: ca.1906 [based on date both artists were at club] ;

Work creator: John Nelson Marble (1855-1918) [RA 1877-1918] ;

Work medium: Oil on canvas ;
Work dimensions: 20-1/8 x 16 inches [unframed] | 23-5/8 x 19-5/8 x 1-1/4
inches [framed] ;

Inscribed / signed front: [none] ;

Verso: [none] ;

SAL category: Oil ;
SAL sub-category: Portrait ;

Archives of American Art subjects:
Art
Art — American
Art ― Private collections ― New York (State)
Art ― Private collections ― New York (State) ― Salmagundi
Figure
Figure male
Occupation
Occupation ― Artist
Portrait
Portrait — Head and shoulders

Description of work:

Provenance:
after 1906 SCNY, gift of [unknown], accession #2006.584 ;
ca.1906  John Nelson Marble (1855-1918) [RA 1877-1918], the artist.

Exhibition history:
2022 SCNY Haunting portraits September 1 – December 31 ;

References / citations:
– Collection database, accession #2006.584.
– Collection database, accession #O-241.

Notes:
Illustrated in the article “The Salmagundi Club Library” which appeared on page 70 in December 1906 issue of The Collector and Art Critic.

Document information

Document permalink:
http://salmagundi.org/artwork/?p=138631

Digital-born document number:
SAL.2022.138631

Record birth date:
September 16, 2022

Last updated: July 12, 2023 at 11:55 am