Reverie
Artist
Robert Frederick Blum
American, 1857–1903
Datecirca 1883–1884
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions56 x 22 in. (142.2 x 55.9 cm)
Frame: 70 x 35 3/4 in. (177.8 x 90.8 cm)
Frame: 70 x 35 3/4 in. (177.8 x 90.8 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of John Gellatly
Object numberG.28.4.3
On View
On viewPublished References"Fine Arts: The Society of American Artists," The Nation 48 (May 23, 1889), 433-434, noted 434.
"The Fine Arts: The Society of American Artists (Second Notice)," The Critic 14 (May 25, 1889), noted 263.
An Exhibition of Paintings and Other Works of Art Left as a Bequest to the Society by the Late Robert F. Phifer (brochure) (Raleigh: North Carolina State Art Society, 1929), listed among "First Pictures Given North Carolina State Art Society," no. 52.
Laura Fravel, "Obsession: John Gellatly's American Collection," in North Carolina Museum of Art Preview (Summer 2012), mentioned 14, illus. (color detail) 17.
Exhibition HistoryNew York, NY, Society of American Artists, “Eleventh Annual Exhibition,” May 13-June 15, 1889, no. 15 (as Reverie, lent by John Gellatly).
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina State Art Society, Temporary Art Museum, Agricultural Building, “An Exhibition of Paintings and Other Works of Art Left as a Bequest to the Society by the Late Robert F. Phifer,” February 26, 1929, no. 52 (as The Lady in Yellow).
Raleigh, NC, Sir Walter Hotel, [North Carolina State Art Society gallery], 1929, no. 52 (as The Lady in Yellow).
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, Highlights of the American Collection, February 15-August 2, 2009.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Art for the People: The Foundation of the North Carolina Museum of Art, 1924–1945,” November 27, 2019–February 9, 2020.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement
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