Object details
Accession number
P33s59
Primary Creator
Willard Thomas Sears
(New Bedford, 1837 - 1920, Boston)
Full title
Design for the Exterior of Fenway Court, Northeast View
Creation Date
1900
Provenance
Commissioned by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the American architect Willard Thomas Sears (1837-1920) in 1900.
Marks
Signed in graphite (lower left corner): "Willard T. Sears Architect"
Inscribed in graphite (lower right): "Fenway"
Dimensions
52.7 x 75.6 cm (20 3/4 x 29 3/4 in.)
Display Media
Watercolor and graphite on wove paper
Dimension Notes
Frame: 63 x 80 cm (24 13/16 x 31 1/2 in.)
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
Vatichino
Bibliography
Cynthia Saltzman. Old Masters, New World: America’s Raid on Europe’s Great Pictures (New York: Penguin Books, 2008), p. 83.
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