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William Holbrook Beard

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WA-00046962

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WikidataQ1729542

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Romantic Painting in America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1943–1944

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1 cross-verified · 0 single-source

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Source Registry (1)

Smithsonianhttps://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=295
Tier 1 · Institutional95%

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Smithsonian American Art Museum National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (6)

Owl

1889 · graphite

image (irregular): 26.67 × 25.4 cm (10 1/2 × 10 in.) sheet: 34.29 × 26.67 cm (13 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Lost Balloon

1882 · oil paint

47 3/4 x 33 3/4 in. (121.3 x 85.7 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Runaway Match

1877 · oil paint

19 7/8 x 30 1/8 in. (50.5 x 76.5 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Bear Stung by Bees

1865 · graphite

sheet: 20.32 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Genius

1865 · graphite

sheet: 32.86 × 24.77 cm (12 15/16 × 9 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Lightning Struck a Flock of Witches

1850 · oil paint

12 1/4 × 17 5/8 in. (31.1 × 44.8 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Artwork sources (3)

6 published of 22 catalogued · 22 with image

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+ 1 more source · 16 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

30 entries · 1 sources

Owl
1889 · Nga · 5 prov
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Genius
1865 · Nga · 5 prov
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The Lost Balloon
1882 · Smithsonian · 5 prov
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The Runaway Match
1877 · Smithsonian · 5 prov
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Lightning Struck a Flock of Witches
1850 · Smithsonian · 5 prov
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Bear Stung by Bees
1865 · Nga · 5 prov
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Smithsonian American Art Museum National Gallery of Art

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Group Exhibition Romantic Painting in America

New York · 1943