Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Object Details

Artist

Henry Ossawa Tanner, born Pittsburgh, PA 1859-died Paris, France 1937

Sitter

Mrs. Henry Ossawa Tanner

Luce Center Label

Jessie Macauley Olssen first met Henry Ossawa Tanner in Barbizon, France. They married in Paris in 1899 and had one child together. In this portrait, Mrs. Tanner is shown in a highly studied pose meant to look informal and casual. Tanner painted Jessie’s face with greater detail than her dress, which he painted in a loose, unfinished manner.

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jack Hafif

1897?

Object number

1983.95.211

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

oil on fiberboard

Dimensions

22 3/8 x 18 7/8 in. (56.8 x 47.9 cm.)

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department

Painting and Sculpture

On View

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 11B

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Portrait female\bust

Record ID

saam_1983.95.211

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk775a20a47-8116-4096-939a-8f3f66320dfd