Richard Delafield
1910 · oil paint
Accurate: 86.4 x 68.6 cm (34 x 27")
National Portrait Gallery
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Charles Courtney Curran
1861–1942
WA-00001823
PaintingImpressionism
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
2
Works in Collection
41
Assets Indexed
13
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Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (1)
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- Death yearWikidata + Duplicate Merge+1· 92%✓
- Birth yearWikidata + Duplicate Merge+1· 92%✓
- NationalityWikidata + Duplicate Merge· 92%✓
- DeceasedWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
- BiographyWikipedia + Duplicate Merge· 88%✓
- Primary mediumDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
Source Registry (1)
- Wikidata PatchTier 1 · Institutional40%
About
Why this artist matters now
Charles Courtney Curran (1861, 1942) painted sun-drenched figurative compositions in an American Impressionist manner, placing women in open-air settings against luminous skies and mountain landscapes. His canvases are characterized by high-keyed light, airy atmospheric effects, and a consistent attention to the relationship between the human figure and expansive natural space. The work sits within the broader tradition of American plein-air painting of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Source: Wikidata Patch · Trust score: 40% · Updated 2mo ago
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Movement
Impressionism
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Painting
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Canonical record
Artworks (2)
Artwork sources (3)
2 published of 23 catalogued · 23 with image
- Smithsonian1 published1 img
- Art Institute Chicago1 published1 img
- + 1 more source · 21 catalogued, not yet published
Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)
10 entries · 1 sources
- 1910 · Smithsonian · 5 provWikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
- 1888 · AIC · 5 provWikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
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4Institutional
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In collection
Smithsonian American Art Museum
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
In collection
National Portrait Gallery
Background
Education
Art Students League of New York
Visual Arts
National Academy of Design
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