Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919)
- Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919)
- The Rose Pink Bodice
- Oil on canvas
- 30 1/4 x 25 1/8 inches
- Signed upper left
A distinguished American artist, J. Alden Weir was a founder of the Society of American Artists and The Ten American Painters, a president of National Academy of Design, and a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Weir’s figurative work entitled The Rose Pink Bodice comes from a private New York Collection and has an impressive exhibition history. First exhibited in 1904 at the New Haven Paint and Clay Club, the painting was featured in exhibitions at major institutions over the next twelve years including the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Worcester Art Museum, and the St. Louis Art Museum. The work was included in Weir’s memorial exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1924.
