Young Girl in White with Garland of Flowersc. 184538 1/8 x 30 1/4 " (96.8 x 76.8 cm)
Frame: 42 1/4 x 34 x 2 1/8 " (107.3 x 86.4 x 5.4 cm)Oil on boardGift of Valerie and Robert Goldfein2016.18.20Portrait of a child seated on a carpeted floor in a diamond pattern. Each diamond has a different floral, fruit, or foliate design. One in particular stands out for its pattern of closed rosebuds intersected by a red cruciform point-to-point. This motif and the garland of flowers on her lap may indicate a posthumous portrait though the meaning is by no means explicit. The garland of flowers on her lap, in the vase next to her, and in the rug may simply indicate the innocence of her youth.1557565420Artist unidentifiedPaintingsThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain. United StatesPaintingsJoseph Whiting StockObject information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgThis portrait was offered with an attribution to artist Joseph Whiting Stock on stylistic grounds. Whether or not the portrait proves to have been painted by Stock it is one of the most decorative and appealing portraits of children to be offered to the museum, with beautiful details including the lace and pleating in the white dress.18401850 2016 18 2 Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgThis portrait was offered with an attribution to artist Joseph Whiting Stock on stylistic grounds. Whether or not the portrait proves to have been painted by Stock it is one of the most decorative and appealing portraits of children to be offered to the museum, with beautiful details including the lace and pleating in the white dress.