Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Date:
ca. 1700-1725
Object Number:
1952.80
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Paintings
Miss Marie Elsie Whelen (ca. 1880-1959)
Object Number:
1905.267
Date:
ca.1900
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. ( 6.4 x 5.4 cm )
Gallery Label:
The subject was the daughter of Henry and Laura Whelen of Philadelphia. She married Robert Goelet in 1904. In 1914 this marriage was terminated and she married the sculptor Henry Clews, Jr. (d. 1937). Mrs. Clews spent much of her time in France. She founded La Napoule Art Foundation-Henry Clews Memorial on the French Riviera to promote Franco-American cultural relations.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
