SAL record control number: 134679 ;

Record level: Item ;

Record type: Movable work ;

Work title: Christmas theme  [from collection database] ;

Alternate work titles:
2022 : Christmas theme  [from collection database] ;

Work date: ca.1935 [based on similar works by the artist] ;

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

Work medium: Ink on paper ; etching ;
Work dimensions: 16 x 10-3/8 inches [unframed] ;

Inscribed / signed front:
Location: At lower right.
Dated?: No.
Text: ‘J. E. Costigan N. A.’.

Verso: [none] ;

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

Archives of American Art subjects:
Animal
Animal — Cow
Animal — Dog
Animal — Lamb
Art
Art — American
Art ― Private collections ― New York (State)
Art ― Private collections ― New York (State) ― Salmagundi
Figure
Figure group
Religion
Religion — Old Testament
Religion — Old Testament — Mother and child

Description of work:

Provenance:
ca.1986 SCNY, gift of Wilmuth Holt (1905-1986), accession #2007.446 ;
ca.1960s Private collection of Wilmuth Holt (1905-1986), New York, NY ;
ca.1953 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 #2007.446 ;
– Wilmuth Holt (1905-1986) collection, accession #38.

Notes:

Document information

Document permalink:
http://salmagundi.org/artwork/?p=134679

Digital-born document number:
SAL.2022.134679

Record birth date:
August 31, 2021

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