She-bah-ke-zhick or "Hole in the Sky"
Artist
Paul Kane
(Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Date1845
Mediumoil on paper
Dimensions11 3/8 x 9 1/4 inches (28.9 x 23.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.196
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextFor his portraits Kane preferred the form of the portrait bust. Thus he concentrated on the face of his subject but also included some headgear and some clothing.
ProvenanceArtist; by descent to his grandson, Paul Kane III [1889-1958], Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; purchased September 17, 1957 through (Edward Eberstadt & Sons, New York, New York) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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