Harvard Art Museums > 1956.55: Fabián de Castro Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Fabián de Castro (John Peter Russell) , 1956.55,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/228536. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1956.55 People John Peter Russell, Australian (Sydney Australia 1858 - 1930 Sydney Australia) Title Fabián de Castro Other Titles Former Title: Portrait of M. Fabian Former Title: Monsieur Fabian Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date c. 1888 Culture Australian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/228536 Physical Descriptions Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 65.5 x 65.2 cm (25 13/16 x 25 11/16 in.) framed: 80.2 x 79.5 x 6 cm (31 9/16 x 31 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks label: exhibition label: on backing board, printed and handwritten in black: J. P. Russell Exhibition / no. 18 inscription: verso, center stretcher bar, graphite: Friend of V. Van Gogh inscription: right stretcher bar, graphite: 2066 inscription: back of frame, graphite: 3838 label: back of frame, printed in blue: [printed] Lot # [inscribed 2 [illeg] 3 [or 8] / Piece # label: center stretcher bar: [printed in red] 40234 [Thannhauser inventory number] / THANNHAUSER [handwritten in graphite] JOHN / RUSSELL inscription: center stretcher bar, graphite: J. Russell label: back of frame, top right: [partial of framed label, illegible handwriting] inscription: right stretcher bar, white chalk: THANNHAUSER inscription: back of frame, right, graphite: B label: top stretcher bar, white label with blue printed lettering: J. K. THANNHAUSER / 12 EAST 67th STREET / NEW YORK 21, N. Y. inscription: back of frame, white chalk: 4th floor room case stamp: strecher bar, black ink: [illeg. circular stamp] Provenance Recorded Ownership History Mr. and Mrs. Justin K. Thannhauser [1], New York NY, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1956. [1] The portrait is listed as part of the Thannhauser inventory in the late 1930s and early 1940s (Thannhauser Gallery Archives: Inventarbuch, Paris u. New York, Ende 30 u. 40er Jahre). Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Justin K. Thannhauser in memory of their son, Heinz H. Thannhauser, M.A. '41 Accession Year 1956 Object Number 1956.55 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Henry Thannhauser, "Documents Inédits: Vincent van Gogh et John Russell", L'Amour de l'Art (September 1938), vol. XIX, no. 7, pp. 281-286, repr. p. 282 Henry Thannhauser, "Van Gogh and John Russell: Some Unknown Letters and Drawings", The Burlington Magazine (September 1938), pp. 1-8 Dorothy Adlow, [Unidentified article], The Christian Science Monitor (November 14, 1956), p. 10, repr. in b/w Anne V. Dort, "French Art of the 19th Century", Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Bulletin (Boston, MA, 1958 -1959), no. 21, no. 21, p. 1316 Professor Ann Galbally and Ursula Prunster, Belle-Ile: Monet, Russell & Matisse in Brittany, exh. cat., Art Gallery of New South Wales (Melbourne, Australia, 2001), Pp. 56-57, 121-122 Wayne Tunnicliffe, John Russell: Australia's French Impressionist, exh. cat., Art Gallery of New South Wales and Thames & Hudson (Sydney, 2018), p. 226 (checklist), repr. p. 43 Exhibition History John Peter Russell: Australian Impressionist, Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, 09/01/1965 - 09/30/1965 John Peter Russell: Australian Impressionist, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 05/20/1977 - 06/26/1977; Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, 01/10/1978 - 02/10/1978; University Art Museum at Queensland, Queensland, 02/23/1978 - 03/20/1978; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Melbourne, 03/30/1978 - 05/07/1978 32Q: 2700 Impressionism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/11/2016 - 07/14/2017 John Russell: Australia's French Impressionist, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 07/21/2018 - 11/11/2018 Subjects and Contexts Google Art Project Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
