Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Atherton Curtis with Still Life

Media - 1983.95.192 - SAAM-1983.95.192_3 - 135436
Copied Henry Ossawa Tanner, Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Atherton Curtis with Still Life, n.d., oil on plywood, 26 5⁄8 x 28 7⁄8 in. (67.6 x 73.3cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins, 1983.95.192
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Atherton Curtis with Still Life
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Dimensions
26 5⁄8 x 28 7⁄8 in. (67.6 x 73.3cm.)
Markings
backing verso upper left in pencil: $2000- backing verso upper right in felt-tipped pen and ink: 951 (underlined) backing verso lower right in ink stamped: Works of art by/Henry O. Tanner/Authenticated by His/ Son Jesse O. Tanner/Le Douhet·France backing verso lower left in felt-tipped pen and ink: Mrs. Atherton Curtis/and Mr. Atherton Curtis/sitters friends of the Negro race/(J. Tanner-)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on plywood
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait
  • Portrait female — Curtis, Atherton, Mrs. — bust
  • Portrait male — Curtis, Atherton — bust
  • Object — fruit
Object Number
1983.95.192
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.95.192

Artwork Description

Atherton Curtis was a wealthy American living in France who made his fortune in medicine patents. The couple, who supported many artists, met Henry Ossawa Tanner in 1897 and became ardent supporters of his art. Tanner later used the composition of this portrait in a painting of Christ sitting down to dinner with Lazarus and his sister.