painting-oil
Date: 1866 - 1912?
Inventory Number: MUS-117-0025
Classification: Painting
Place of Origin:
Dimensions:
11 1/2 x 16 ½ x 3 1/2 inches
Description:
Oil painting on canvas of a beach scene with dunes and ocean, 7 x 12 inches, contained within a one-inch wooden gilt frame within the outer, 4 ½ inch wooden gold frame.
In Collection(s)
SignedSigned verso "Early Sketch" in pencil, "by F.D. Millet" in ink
Inscribedsigned verso
FunctionDecorative
Historical AttributesMillet's works can be found in a number of museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Tate Gallery in London.
Curatorial RemarksScene is unidentified but artist was born in Mattapoisett, MA, so it might be from that area. Artist died on the Titanic.
ProvenanceMatthew D. Smyth, Washington, DC, 1995, gift from his parents: James D. and Gertrude M. Smyth, Ipswich, Massachusetts
Published ReferencesCortissoz, Royal. American Artists. Charles Scribner’s & Sons, 1923;
Moore, Charles. “Millet, Francis Davis.” Dictionary of American Biography, edited by Dumas Malone, Charles Scribner & Sons, 1933.