Joshua H. Shaw
Virginia Landscape

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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)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by American Art and Wine, the Long Endowment for American Art, the Lora Jean Kilroy Accessions Endowment Fund, the Ann Gordon Trammell American Art Endowment Fund, and the Pam and David Ott American Art Endowment Fund, 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 Art

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceAlexander Gallery, New York; The Charleston Renaissance Gallery, Charleston, S.C.;
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"

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