Portrait of a Woman (Miss Gertrude Bloede)
ca. 1881
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 42.2 × 35.7 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-138982
Gertrude Bloede was the sister of Abbott Thayer’s first wife, Kate. The Bloedes were German immigrants who lived in Brooklyn and regularly entertained a circle of intellectuals. Both daughters were highly creative and independent: Kate was an artist, and Gertrude was a noted writer who published her romantic poetry under the pseudonym Stuart Sterne. In this portrait sketch, Thayer gave his sister…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Registry history
- ca. 1881 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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