Madonna of the Chair
Artist
Giovanni Estienne
(Italian, 1840 - circa 1911)
Datelate 19th Century
Mediumoil on canvas in wood frame
Dimensions30 × 28 7/8 inches (76.2 × 73.3 cm)
Frame: 53 × 44 inches (134.6 × 111.8 cm)
Frame: 53 × 44 inches (134.6 × 111.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.88.1
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionCopy of Raphael's Madonna of the Chair from c.1513; square canvas; frame is rectangular shaped with circular opening.ProvenanceProbably W.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965] and his wife Nita Hill Stark [1890-1939][1][2]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House
| 1. Owned jointly by H.J. Lutcher Stark and Nita Hill Stark until her death at which point her ½ interest was bequeathed to H.J. Lutcher Stark.
| 2. Appraisal Report of H. J. Luther Stark and Estate of Nita Hill Stark, Orange, Texas, October 11, 1939. Listings of the First Floor Dining Room, Page C003632, listed as "Madonna of the Chair."
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