Accession #78.12.3

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Portrait of Julienne Coltart and Madge Coltart
  • Artist:Unknown Artist, American
  • Date Created:ca. 1895
  • Owner/Location:Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave Memphis, TN 38104 901-544-6200
  • Frame Dimensions:49" x 41 1/4"
  • Image Dimensions:39 3/4" x 32"
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:31 May 2008
  • Condition:Poor
  • Description:Full-length portrait of two children perched on a rock ledge. The blonde girl on the left holds a yellow flower in her proper right hand. The brown haired girl on the right reaches over with both hands to touch her sister's arm. Both girls are wearing white knee length dresses. Plain dark background.
  • History:Unsigned
  • Notes:Sitters resided in Memphis. They were the granddaughters of Margaret Bradley Chester, and the great-grand children of Julia Bradley Chester. Provenance: Given by a descendant of the family. Bequest of Madge Coltart Image courtesy of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Reproduction by permission only.