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Gausta, Herbjorn,
Tidemand, Adolph,
Figure group
Ethnic -- Norwegian
Occupation -- Religion
Architecture interior -- Domestic
Recreation -- Church
Dress -- Ethnic
Painting
The Lay Preacher, (painting).
Artist:
Gausta, Herbjorn, 1854/55-1924, painter.
Tidemand, Adolph, 1814-1876, painter. (copy after)
Title:
The Lay Preacher, (painting).
Dates:
1884.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
Approx. 18 x 24 in.
Inscription:
(Lower right:) H. G. (Later added:) H. Gausta signed
Description:
Scene of a preacher speaking to a group of eight attentive women, men and children in a domestic setting. Women and girls are dressed in clothing reminiscent of traditional
Norwegian
attire. The preacher stands at the head of a table, holding a book in his right hand and gesturing out with the other hand.
Subject:
Figure group
Ethnic
--
Norwegian
Occupation
--
Religion
--
Preacher
Architecture interior
--
Domestic
--
House
Recreation
--
Church
Dress
--
Ethnic
--
Norwegian
Dress
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, 502 West Water Street, Decorah, Iowa 52101 Accession Number: LC0079
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Luther College, Fine Arts Collection, 700 College Drive, Decorah, Iowa 52101
Remarks:
The painting was reportedly based on Adolph Tidemand's 1848 painting "Haugianerne," and was probably sketched in Norway. The painting was deaccessioned from the collection of Luther College in Nov. 1990 and transferred to the Vesterheim.
References:
"The Divided Heart: Scandinavian Immigrant Artists, 1850-1950: October 1-November 7, 1982, University Gallery, University of Minnesota," Minneapolis: The Gallery, [1982], pg. 21.
Anderson, Jan Harry, Mr & Mrs, Chicago, Il., 1983.
Coen, Rena Neumann, "Painting & Sculpture in Minnesota, 1820-1914," Minneapolis: Univ. of Minnesota Press, 1976, pg. 73.
Luther College, 1994.
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, 2013.
Illustration:
Coll. Cat., Vesterheim:
Norwegian
American Museum, Decorah, Iowa 1973, P. 16
"The Divided Heart: Scandinavian Immigrant Artists, 1850-1950: October 1-November 7, 1982, University Gallery, University of Minnesota," Minneapolis: The Gallery, [1982], pg. 10.
Coen, Rena Neumann, "Painting & Sculpture in Minnesota, 1820-1914," Minneapolis: Univ. of Minnesota Press, 1976, pg. 73.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAP 14550087
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Control Number
Inventory of American Paintings
14550087
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