Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (1819-1905)
PROPERTY OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (1819-1905)

Maternal Solicitude

Details
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (1819-1905)
Maternal Solicitude
signed and dated 'A.F. Tait. N.A./NY. 83.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)
Provenance
Mr. Henze, Jr., 1883.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Dreyfus, New York.
Gift to the present owner from the above, 1955.
Literature
W.R. Valentiner, Catalogue of Paintings: Including Three Sets of Tapestries, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1956, n.p., no. 37 (as Sheep in Barn with Hen and Chicks).
North Carolina Museum of Art, American Paintings to 1900: Catalogue of Paintings, vol. 1, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1966, n.p., no. 58, illustrated (as Sheep in Barn with Hen and Chicks).
Asheville Art Museum, American Paintings from the Permanent Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art, exhibition catalogue, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1976, p. 30, illustrated.
W.H. Cadbury, H.F. Marsh, Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait: Artist in the Adirondacks, Newark, Delaware, 1986, p. 264, no. 83.10, illustrated.
Exhibited
Charlotte, North Carolina, Mint Museum of Art, American Paintings from the Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art, September 7-October 19, 1975, no. 37.
Asheville, North Carolina, Asheville Art Museum, American Paintings from the Permanent Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art, May 16-June 27, 1976.

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