Edward Darley Boit 1840-1916

Private collection, Charlottesville, Virginia
Acquired by the present owners from the above, 1980

Washington, D.C., The Art Fund Gallery, American Painters Influenced by Corot, 1981
New York, Grand Central Art Galleries, Friends of Sargent, 1982
Boston, Massachusetts, Vose Galleries, Paintings of the Late Victorian Period, 1997

"Vose Art Notes: Art and Collecting in America," Vose Galleries, 1997, p. 12

Generally good condition; lined; under UV: a few small spots and dots of retouches, some thin lines of inpainting to address craquelure.
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Edward Boit lived and painted on both sides of the Atlantic and maintained several homes in which he had studios. He was a close friend of John Singer Sargent and they exhibited together frequently. His four daughters were immortalized in Sargent's famous group portrait, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit.