Artist
Joshua H. Shaw(American, born England, c. 1777–1860)American, born England, c. 1777–1860
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Virginia Landscape
Datec. 1835
PlaceVirginia, United States
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 19 × 26 in. (48.3 × 66 cm)
Frame: 27 1/2 × 34 3/8 × 2 1/4 in. (69.9 × 87.3 × 5.7 cm)
Frame: 27 1/2 × 34 3/8 × 2 1/4 in. (69.9 × 87.3 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by American Art and Wine, the Long Endowment for American Art, the Lora Jean Kilroy Accessions Endowment, the Ann Gordon Trammell American Art Endowment Fund, and the Pam and David Ott American Art Endowment, with additional gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fossler, Bettie Cartwright and Colin Kennedy, and Michael Clark and Sallie Morian
Object number2010.180
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
107 Kilroy Gallery
Exposé
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Department
American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 7 July 2012 - 2 January 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Unsigned
Printed labels on verso backboard:
"ALEXANDER GALLERY / 942 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10021 / TELEPHONE ... / Joshua Shaw (1776-1860 / Gnarled Tree in Mountain Landscape / Oil on canvas / ... "
"THE CHARLESTON / RENAISSANCE GALLERY / ROBERT N. NICKLIN JR., INC. / Fine Art of the American South / 103 Church Street / Charleston SC 29401 / ... / Joshua Shaw / (1776-1860) / Virginia Landscape, circa / 1835 / Oil on canvas, 1878 x 26 / ... / Unsigned / 6130912"
"ALEXANDER GALLERY / 942 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10021 / TELEPHONE ... / Joshua Shaw (1776-1860 / Gnarled Tree in Mountain Landscape / Oil on canvas / ... "
"THE CHARLESTON / RENAISSANCE GALLERY / ROBERT N. NICKLIN JR., INC. / Fine Art of the American South / 103 Church Street / Charleston SC 29401 / ... / Joshua Shaw / (1776-1860) / Virginia Landscape, circa / 1835 / Oil on canvas, 1878 x 26 / ... / Unsigned / 6130912"
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