The Old Violin

Provenance

Private collection, Palm Beach, Florida;[1] (Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York); purchased 1974 by NGA. [1] According to a note from Hirschl & Adler, 15 January 1974, NGA curatorial file, the painting was owned by the unidentified private collector "from at least 1953 until 1973."

The Old Violin

Peto, John Frederick

c. 1890

Accession Number

1974.19.1

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 77.2 × 58.1 cm (30 3/8 × 22 7/8 in.) | framed: 97.47 × 78.11 × 5.72 cm (38 3/8 × 30 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of the Avalon Foundation