Mrs. Philip Lydig

1912

Ignacio Zuloaga

Associated Names
Ignacio Zuloaga

Artist, Spanish, 1870 - 1945

This painting shows a woman standing, seen from the waist up, her torso turned to the right. She has her hands on her hips and is leaning slightly forward, and she looks out at us from the corners of her eyes. She has fair skin with pale yellow circles around her eyes, dark, arched eyebrows, an upturned nose, and pink lips with the corners turned slightly up. Her dark hair is tied up under a black hat with a bow at the back. She wears a glossy black coat over a high-necked white blouse and a black bow tie. The background is filled with a blend of blurred shades of green, blue, and gray.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 99 x 72.3 cm (39 x 28 7/16 in.)
    framed: 130.8 x 104.1 x 8.9 cm (51 1/2 x 41 x 3 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.10.232

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Commissioned by Rita de Acosta Lydig (Mrs. Philip M. Lydig) [1880-1929], New York; her estate; (sale, Plaza Art Galleries, Inc., New York, 27 February 1931, no. 73); Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York;[1] bequest 1963 to NGA.
[1] "86 Paintings...," Times (1931): 12; "Paintings...," Art News (1931): 19.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1913

  • Exhibition of Women's Portraits by Modern Artists, Glaenzer Galleries, New York, 1913, no. 13.

1916

  • Exhibition of Paintings by Ignacio Zuloaga under the auspices of Mrs. Philip M. Lydig, travelling exhibition, 9 venues, 1916-1917, no. 43, repro.

1940

  • Appreciations of Rita de Acosta Lydig, The Museum of Costume Art, New York, 1940, frontispiece in catalogue.

1943

  • Portraits of Yesterday and Today, Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, 1943, no. 21.

1945

  • Portraits of American Women from Romanticism to Surrealism, Portraits, Inc., New York, 1945, no. 48.

1946

  • Memorial Loan Exhibition of Paintings & Drawings by Zuloaga, French & Co. Inc., New York, 1946, no. 4.

1965

  • The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

Bibliography

1950

  • Lafuente Ferrari 1950, 232, no. 337.

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 141.

  • Paintings other than French in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 23, repro.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 128, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 378, repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 442, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: I. Zuloaga

Wikidata ID

Q20191655

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