Portrait #284

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Davidson, Carolyn Walker
  • Artist:Naegele, Charles Frederick
  • Date Created:ca. 1920
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:39 x 32
  • Image Dimensions:29 x 23
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:2/17/2004
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Woman in a gossamer, thin-strapped turquoise evening gown, swathed at the waist in this seated portrait by dark and gold reflective fabric, perhaps taffeta. The woman has blue eyes and soft light brown curls symmetrically frame her face. No jewelry is visible. The artist's signature is in the upper right.
  • History:Painted when the subject was living in Birmingham The work has been cleaned
  • Notes:Subject was born in Williamsport (Maury County) TN. She is the owner's grandfather's sister. See file for more info.