Art--Provenance--Research
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Alfred Moir Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS.041
Abstract
Papers and research files of art historian and collector Alfred Moir (1924-2010), containing photographs, research notes, correspondence, writings, and documents relating to his personal art collection. Art collecting content emphasizes Old Master drawings, while research content focuses on Italian baroque art, particularly the work of Caravaggio and his followers.
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1960-1990; 1939-2003
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
J. Hall Pleasants Research Files
Collection
Identifier: MS.012
Abstract
Dr. J. Hall Pleasants (1873-1957), an authority on early Maryland painters and their works, provided the Frick Art Reference Library with information on thousands of Maryland paintings, and also organized and participated in the Library's photographing expeditions to Maryland. The correspondence and notes in this collection contain information on the genealogy of portrait subjects, painting provenance, attributions, owners, dates, and locations, with the bulk of the research concerning...
Dates:
1924-1959
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
Juliette Tomlinson Research Files on Joseph Whiting Stock
Collection
Identifier: MS.010
Abstract
This collection contains the correspondence and research of Juliette Tomlinson (1921-), author and former director of the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum in Springfield, Mass., on the American folk artist Joseph Whiting Stock (1815-1855). The files, compiled for her book, The Paintings and the Journal of Joseph Whiting Stock (1976), also contain research on Stock conducted after its publication. The collection is comprised of Tomlinson's correspondence...
Dates:
circa 1970s-1987
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
Lawrence Park Research Files on Gilbert Stuart
Collection
Identifier: MS.007
Abstract
These records consist of correspondence and notes concerning the history and authentication of paintings by Gilbert Stuart, a prominent early American portraitist. Begun as an independent project by Lawrence Park, the project was completed by William Sawitzky under the auspices of Helen Clay Frick and the Frick Art Reference Library after the death of Mr. Park in September 1924, resulting in the publication Gilbert Stuart: an Illustrated Descriptive List of his...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1920-1925; 1904-1925
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
Richard P. Wunder Research Files
Collection
Identifier: MS.002
Abstract
Research files of art historian Richard P. Wunder, containing artwork files, photographs, correspondence, writings and notes. Content mostly consists of his research on Gian Paolo Panini, though Hyacinthe Rigaud, Emmanuel Leutze, and architectural and theatre drawings are prominent topics as well.
Dates:
1945-1989
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
Rosenberg & Stiebel Archive
Collection
Identifier: MS.065
Abstract
The Rosenberg & Stiebel Archive documents a four-generation family business of art dealers from circa 1890-2012. The vast majority of records relate to the New York business, Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., which operated from 1939-2000, while much more limited documentation exists for Antiquitäten J. Rosenbaum, GmbH in Frankfurt; I. Rosenbaum, N.V. in Amsterdam; S. & R. Rosenberg, Ltd. in London; and Stiebel et Cie in Paris. These records contain important provenance information from...
Dates:
1890-2014; Majority of material found in 1939-2000
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
