Date
(c.1901) (cat. says c. 1890)
Artist
Louis Eilshemius, American, b. Arlington, New Jersey, 1864–1941
Provenance
The artist, New York
Kleeman Galleries, New York, by 1943 (possibly 1937)-12 February 1958
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 12 February 1958-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. HIrshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
KLEEMAN GALLERIES, New York. All of Elshemius, October 1937, no. 11.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Louis M. Eilshemius: Selections from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden," 9 November 1978-1 January 1979, no. 11, ill. p. 47. Tour: HERBERT F. JOHNSON MUSEUM OF ART, Ithaca, New York, 3 February-18 March; LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM, Wausau, Wisconsin, 14 April-27 May; JOSLYN ART MUSEUM, Omaha, 23 June-19 August; SPRINGFIELD MUSEUM OF FINE ART, Massachusetts, 29 September-11 November; FREDERICK S. WIGHT GALLERY, University of California, Los Angeles, 8 December-13 January 1979; DE YOUNG MUSEUM, San Francisco, 1 February-1 April.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Bridging the Century: Images of Bridges from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection," 11 March-12 May 1987, unpublished checklist, no. 13.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN, New York. "Louis M. Eilshemius (1864-1911): An Independent Spirit," 19 September-11 November 2001.
Published References
KARLSTROM, PAUL J. Louis Michael Eilshemius (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1978): colorplate 121.
RICHARD, PAUL. "Beckoning Bridges," Washington Post (15 March 1987): F5.
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Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.1711
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
20 1/8 X 30 1/8 IN. (50.1 X 76.3 CM.)
