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This portrait shows Bertha Palmer holding the ivory gavel she used to preside over meetings of the Board of Lady Managers for the World’s Columbian Exposition, which opened in Chicago in 1893. The board, with Palmer as president, was responsible for organizing the Women’s Building at the fair. Palmer requested Swedish portraitist Anders Zorn for this painting because his impressionistic style was in keeping with her taste as a collector, which was considered radical at the time. While organizing the Exposition, Palmer traveled through Europe acquiring Impressionist works, including several on view in this gallery.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 141 × 258 Cm |
| Tags | portraits: female subjectwomanwindowwealthportraitsportraitpink (color)luxuryjewelryinteriordresses |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
Timeline
Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
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by descent in the Palmer family
by descent in the Palmer family
Tue
27
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, John Singer Sargent and Chicago's Gilded Age, June 27-Septembet 30, 2018.
Art Institute of Chicago, John Singer Sargent and Chicago's Gilded Age, June 27-Septembet 30, 2018.
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, Anders Zorn: Sweden's Master Painter, November 9, 2013-February 13, 2014; New York; National Academy Museum, February 26-May 25, 2014.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, Anders Zorn: Sweden's Master Painter, November 9, 2013-February 13, 2014; New York; National Academy Museum, February 26-May 25, 2014.
Tue
27
Jan
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Oliver Tostmann, ed., Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America, exh. cat.
Oliver Tostmann, ed., Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America, exh. cat. (London: Paul Holberton, 2013), 76, 89–90 (ill.).
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
Boston, Isabella Steward Gardener Museum, Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America, February 28 – May 13, 2013, cat. 4.
Boston, Isabella Steward Gardener Museum, Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America, February 28 – May 13, 2013, cat. 4.
Tue
27
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Colin B. Bailey, “Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando
Colin B. Bailey, “Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg),” Renoir, Impressionism, and Full-Length Painting. New Haven: Yale University Press and The Frick Collection, 2012. p. 128, fig. 4.
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
Chicago History Museum, Bertha Honoré Palmer, May 23, 2009- January 3, 2010, no cat.
Chicago History Museum, Bertha Honoré Palmer, May 23, 2009- January 3, 2010, no cat.
Tue
27
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Chicago Historical Society Quarterly 3, 7
Chicago Historical Society Quarterly 3, 7 (Spring 1953), pp. 214 (ill.), 197.
Tue
27
Jan
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G. Boethius, Zorn: tecknaren, målaren, etsaren, sculptören
G. Boethius, Zorn: tecknaren, målaren, etsaren, sculptören (Stockholm, 1949), p. 547, fig. 156.
Tue
27
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given to the Art Institute, 1922.
given to the Art Institute, 1922.
Tue
27
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Karl Asplund, Anders Zorn: His Life and Work
Karl Asplund, Anders Zorn: His Life and Work (London, 1921), p. 42.
Tue
27
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Commissioned by Mrs....
Commissioned by Mrs. Potter Palmer (died 1918), Chicago, 1893
Thu
27
Jan
exhibition
Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde, Anders Zorn: till ögats fröjd och nationens förgyllning, September 15-December 11, 1994, cat. 59; Göteborgs Konstmuseum, December 26, 1994-March 26, 1995.
Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde, Anders Zorn: till ögats fröjd och nationens förgyllning, September 15-December 11, 1994, cat. 59; Göteborgs Konstmuseum, December 26,1994-March 26, 1995.
Wed
27
Jan
exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago’s Dream, A World’s Treasure: The Art Institute of Chicago 1893-1993, 1993, no cat. no.
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago’s Dream, A World’s Treasure: The Art Institute of Chicago 1893-1993, 1993, no cat. no.
Sat
27
Jan
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Margaret Carroll, “Art Institute Owes Much To 1890s Patrons,” Chicago Tribune
Margaret Carroll, “Art Institute Owes Much To 1890s Patrons,” Chicago Tribune (July 15, 1990), ill.
Sat
27
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Brigitta Sandtröm, Portraits by Anders Zorn, exh. cat.
Brigitta Sandtröm, Portraits by Anders Zorn, exh. cat. (Mora, Zornsamlingarna, 1990), p. 52 (ill.).
Fri
27
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Hans Henrik Brummer, ZornMCMLXXXIX, exh. cat.
Hans Henrik Brummer, ZornMCMLXXXIX, exh. cat. (Mora, Zornsamlingarna, 1989), no. 67 (ill.).
Fri
27
Jan
exhibition
Mora, Sweden, Zorn Museum, Anders Zorn, June 1-August 20, 1989; Kiel, Germany, Kunsthalle zu Kiel, September 3-October 22, 1989; Copenhagen, Statens Museum for Kunst, November 1, 1989-January 10, 1990.
Mora, Sweden, Zorn Museum, Anders Zorn, June 1-August 20, 1989; Kiel, Germany, Kunsthalle zu Kiel, September 3-October 22, 1989; Copenhagen, Statens Museum for Kunst, November 1, 1989-January 10, 1990.
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27
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Douglas K. S. Hyland and Hans Henrik Brummer, Zorn: Paintings, Graphics, and Sculpture, exh. cat.
Douglas K. S. Hyland and Hans Henrik Brummer, Zorn: Paintings, Graphics, and Sculpture, exh. cat. (Birmingham Museum of Art, 1986), p. 24, ill. 10.
Tue
27
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Jeanne Madeline Weimann, The Fair Woman
Jeanne Madeline Weimann, The Fair Woman (Chicago, 1981), p. 579-81 (ill.).
Sun
27
Jan
exhibition
Sarasota, Fla., John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Palmer Family Collections, February 23-March 24, 1963.
Sarasota, Fla., John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Palmer Family Collections, February 23-March 24, 1963.
Fri
27
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago, 1961), p. 488.
Wed
27
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Ishbel Ross, Silhouette in Diamonds: The Life of Mrs. Potter Palmer
Ishbel Ross, Silhouette in Diamonds: The Life of Mrs. Potter Palmer (New York, 1960), p. 96, ill.
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