Object details
Accession number
P3n12
Primary Creator
John La Farge
(New York, 1835 - 1910, Providence)
Full title
Siva Dance at Night
Creation Date
1890
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the artist for $2,000 on 30 January 1892, New York.
Marks
Inscribed (across the top): A letter to the artist's son, Bancel La Farge, describing the scene and ending with the date Dec. 19. 90.
Inscribed (bottom, now covered by the mount): SamuElu, Aolele, Tulagono, Aotoa, Apslu [the names of the five dancers]
Dimensions
30.5 x 45.1 cm (12 x 17 3/4 in.)
Display Media
Watercolor and ink on rag board
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Blue Room
Bibliography
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 1. (as one of the water colors by La Farge hung in "the Small Room on the left of the Antechamber")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), 34.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of the Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 197.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974) p. 132, ill.
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