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Thomas P Anshutz
Sewing By The Hearth: interior scene w/ cat by Thomas Anshutz, student of Eakins

c. 1884

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Thomas Pollock Anshutz (American, 1851-1912) Sewing by the Hearth, c. 1884 Original frame Oil on canvas, 17 x 24 inches; Framed: 34 x 27 inches Label (handwritten in ink) on stretcher verso: “Artist Thos Anshutz” Label on backing verso: (printed) “PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART”; [...] (typewritten) “Thomas Pollock Anshutz/American, 1851 1912/INTERIOR/oil on canvas/stretcher: 17 x 23 15/16 inches/not signed/COLLECTION OF MRS. NORMAN B. WOOLWORTH” PROVENANCE: Mrs. Norman B. Woolworth, New York EXHIBITED: Coe Kerr Gallery, Inc., New York, The American Painting Collection of Mrs. Norman B. Woolworth: An Exhibition for the Benefit of The Girl Scout Council of Greater New York (November 10 28, 1970), p. 47, fig. 2 A native of Newport, Kentucky, Thomas Anshutz was known primarily for his paintings of female figures, usually isolated in a contemplative or coquettish pose. He arrived in New York in 1873 to study at the National Academy of Design under Lemuel Wilmarth. Two years later, he continued his studies at the Pennsylvania Academy under Thomas Eakins and Christian Schussele, and became Eakins’ assistant and protégé, eventually succeeding him as Chief Demonstrator of Anatomy in 1881 and Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing in 1882. Anshutz had the dark palette and realistic approach to figure painting similar to Eakins. The 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia stimulated public interest in American colonial history, decorative arts, and customs. Prominent artists such as Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) produced works that represented women seated in colonial interiors, dressed in old-fashioned attire, and engaged such domestic activities as knitting and spinning, or simply lost in thought. Anshutz’s Sewing by the Hearth exemplifies both Eakins’s powerful influence and the post-Centennial nostalgia for early American antiquarian genre subjects.
  • Creator:
    Thomas P Anshutz (1851 - 1912, American)
  • Creation Year:
    c. 1884
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27 in (68.58 cm)Width: 34 in (86.36 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: RS 54401stDibs: LU2390212418802
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