John Singer Sargent, Portrait of Lisa Colt Curtis
Fund, 1998.168 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
John Singer Sargent

Portrait of Lisa Colt Curtis

1898

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
219.3 × 104.8 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-109009

One of the most sought-after painters of his era, Sargent achieved considerable critical and financial success portraying cosmopolitan members of high society on both sides of the Atlantic. Here, the artist depicts an acquaintance—a relative of the Colt firearms family—who had recently married his distant cousin Ralph. In her portrait, Curtis wears an elegant satin dress and poses as if she were welcoming guests into her palatial Venetian home. The painting apparently was a wedding gift to the couple by the artist; its inscription at the top right reads, "To Ralph and Mrs. Ralph, John S. Sarg…

Provenance

Fund, 1998.168

Registry history

  • 1898 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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