Irish Country House (Russborough) from Irish Country Houses series

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Artist/Maker John Piper British, 1903 – 1992

Date1946-1947

MediumOil on canvas, mounted on board

DimensionsComposition: 6 3/4 × 16 1/4 in. (17.1 × 41.3 cm) Frame: 10 3/8 × 20 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (26.4 × 51.4 × 4.4 cm)

Credit LineBequest of William G. Roehrick, Class of 1934, H1971

Object number1996.15.24

Not on view

Collections

Art of Europe

Published ReferencesJohn Piper (exh. cat. New York: Buchholz Gallery, 1948), 6. [no. 5]; EDWARD W. ROOT COLLECTOR AND TEACHER (exh. cat. Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1982), 52. [published as Russborough]. David Lewis, ed., REBELS & ROMANTICS: SOME BRITISH MODERNS AND THEIR WORK (exh. cat. Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1992), [checklist] 65. [published as Russborough]. Susanna White, et.al., THE BEST KIND OF LIFE: EDWARD W. ROOT AS TEACHER, COLLECTOR, AND NATURALIST (exh. cat. Clinton, NY: Emerson Gallery, 2007), 43-44, illus., 43. [published as Russborough].

Additional Details

Exhibition History 2008
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "The Best Kind of Life: Edward W. Root as Teacher, Collector, and Naturalist", September 27, 2007 - January 6, 2008, (unnumbered cat., illus., 43) [exhibited as "Russborough"].

1992
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Rebels & Romantics: Some British Moderns and Their Work," June 6 - September 6, 1992 (cat. no. 38) [exhibited as "Russborough"].

1982
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College."Edward W. Root Collector and Teacher," October 1 - November 14, 1982 (unnumbered cat.) [exhibited as "Russborough"].

1948
New York. Buchholz Gallery. "John Piper," February 3 - 21, 1948 (cat. no. 5) [exhibited as "Irish Country Houses (four panels)"].

Provenance 1995: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by bequest of William G. Roehrick, Jr.;
1956 - 1995: William G. Roehrick, Jr., by bequest of Edward W. Root;
November 1948 - 1956: Private collection of Edward W. Root, by purchase from Buccholz Gallery;
by February 3, 1948 - 1956: Buccholz Gallery, New York, NY.

Markings Adhesive label marked in ink on frame at upper left: No. 5 / Edward W. Root / Clinton / Oneida Co., N.Y.; Edward Root Collection label on backing at lower left; adhesive label marked in ink on backing at lower center: OE-4 / John Piper / Russborough (Irish Country House) / 7 x 6 1/2; Marked in red pencil on frame at upper center: Box 4; Marked in chalk on backing at center right [sideways]: 48892 / [illegible]; Entitled in ink on backing at upper right: Four Irish Country Houses No. 3 down RUSSBOROUGH

Published References John Piper (exh. cat. New York: Buchholz Gallery, 1948), 6. [no. 5]; EDWARD W. ROOT COLLECTOR AND TEACHER (exh. cat. Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1982), 52. [published as Russborough].

David Lewis, ed., REBELS & ROMANTICS: SOME BRITISH MODERNS AND THEIR WORK (exh. cat. Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1992), [checklist] 65. [published as Russborough].

Susanna White, et.al., THE BEST KIND OF LIFE: EDWARD W. ROOT AS TEACHER, COLLECTOR, AND NATURALIST (exh. cat. Clinton, NY: Emerson Gallery, 2007), 43-44, illus., 43. [published as Russborough].

Signature Signed in oil at lower right: John Piper