Lilacs
Charles Ethan Porter, American, 1847 - 1923
About 1885 - 1890
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 19 1/8 × 23 1/8 in. (48.5 × 58.7 cm)
Frame: 26 × 29 13/16 in. (66 × 75.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Robert J. Strasenburgh II 1942 Fund
2024.10
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Painting
On view
Exhibition History
Beyond the Bouquet: Arranging Flowers in American Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December 18, 2024 - late 2025.
Provenance
Private collection, Hillsborough County, Florida; “Old Master to 20th Century Paintings, Carpets, and Antiques", Richard Steadman Estate Services, St. Petersburg, Florida, lot 55, July 23, 2022; sold to Thomas Colville Fine Art, Guilford, Connecticut; sold to present collection, 2024.
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