Harvard Art Museums > 1948.15.13: Study for the Portrait of Margaret Olivia Sage (Mrs. Russell Sage) Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Study for the Portrait of Margaret Olivia Sage (Mrs. Russell Sage) (Cecilia Beaux) , 1948.15.13,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/229507. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1948.15.13 People Cecilia Beaux, American (Philadelphia, PA 1855 - 1942 Philadelphia, PA) Title Study for the Portrait of Margaret Olivia Sage (Mrs. Russell Sage) Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date 1921 Places Creation Place: North America, United States Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/229507 Physical Descriptions Medium Oil on canvas board Dimensions 35.7 x 25.4 cm (14 1/16 x 10 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: back of board, ink, in artist's hand: Sketch for posthumous portrait of / Mrs. Russell Sage / by Cecilia Beaux / feeding birds in Central Park label: back of board, paper, printed: The Palette / Art Company / ARTISTS & / DRAUGHTSMENS / SUPPLIES / PICTURES & FRAMES / CAMERAS, ETC. / 56 E. 23RD ST. N.Y. Provenance Recorded Ownership History By descent from the artist to her nephew, Dr. Cecil K. Drinker; his gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1948. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. Cecil K. Drinker Accession Year 1948 Object Number 1948.15.13 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The finished version is owned by Russell Sage College but on loan to the Metropolitan Museum. Publication History The Paintings and Drawings of Cecilia Beaux, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Philadelphia, PA, 1955), p. 92 Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., Virginia Anderson, and Kimberly Orcutt, ed., American Paintings at Harvard, Volume Two, Paintings, Drawings, Pastels and Stained Glass by Artists Born 1826-1856, Harvard Art Museums and Yale University Press (U.S.) (Cambridge, MA and New Haven, CT, 2008), p. 40, cat. no. 15 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
