Mrs. Philip Lydig
1912
Artist, Spanish, 1870 - 1945

Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 99 x 72.3 cm (39 x 28 7/16 in.)
framed: 130.8 x 104.1 x 8.9 cm (51 1/2 x 41 x 3 1/2 in.) -
Accession
1963.10.232
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Commissioned by Rita de Acosta Lydig (Mrs. Philip M. Lydig) [1880-1929], New York; her estate; (sale, Plaza Art Galleries, Inc., New York, 27 February 1931, no. 73); Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York;[1] bequest 1963 to NGA.
[1] "86 Paintings...," Times (1931): 12; "Paintings...," Art News (1931): 19.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1913
Exhibition of Women's Portraits by Modern Artists, Glaenzer Galleries, New York, 1913, no. 13.
1916
Exhibition of Paintings by Ignacio Zuloaga under the auspices of Mrs. Philip M. Lydig, travelling exhibition, 9 venues, 1916-1917, no. 43, repro.
1940
Appreciations of Rita de Acosta Lydig, The Museum of Costume Art, New York, 1940, frontispiece in catalogue.
1943
Portraits of Yesterday and Today, Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, 1943, no. 21.
1945
Portraits of American Women from Romanticism to Surrealism, Portraits, Inc., New York, 1945, no. 48.
1946
Memorial Loan Exhibition of Paintings & Drawings by Zuloaga, French & Co. Inc., New York, 1946, no. 4.
1965
The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.
Bibliography
1950
Lafuente Ferrari 1950, 232, no. 337.
1965
Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 141.
Paintings other than French in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 23, repro.
1968
National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 128, repro.
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 378, repro.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 442, repro.
Inscriptions
lower right: I. Zuloaga
Wikidata ID
Q20191655