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Measurement and Contemplation

(American, 1824–1906)
early 1860s
Medium/TechniqueOil on paperboard
Dimensions51.43 x 60.96 cm (20 1/4 x 24 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815-1865
Accession number48.435
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
InscriptionsLower right: E.J.
ProvenanceThe artist; with Eastman Johnson Sale, American Art Galleries, Feb. 26-27, 1907, no. 120; with Knoedler, New York, 1944; with John Levy, New York, 1945; to Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I., 1945; to MFA, 1948, gift of Martha C. (Mrs. Maxim) Karolik.
The Field Hospital
Eastman Johnson
1867
The Little Convalescent
Eastman Johnson
about 1873–79
Winnowing Grain
Eastman Johnson
about 1873–79
Self Portrait
Eastman Johnson
about 1885
Writing to Father
Eastman Johnson
1863
Fishermen Leaving for the Grand Banks
John Orne Johnson Frost
between 1922 and 1928
John Orne Johnson Frost
between 1922 and 1928
Young Lady in Cauchoise Dress
Gilbert Stuart Newton
about 1829
The Farewell
Gilbert Stuart Newton
about 1826
Venice Landscape
John Henry Twachtman
1878
Study for Belshazzar's Feast
Washington Allston
1817