Name/Title
Self PortraitEntry/Object ID
1955.002.116Description
Oil painted self portrait of the artist William Robertson. Half portrait composition, standing in 3/4 profile, in elegant painter's coat, vest underneath, and white collared shirt beneath, holding a palette and brush at his right side. He has brown hair and a long moustache. Stands in front of an abstracted brown background. Painting is unfinished.
Marked "Self Portrait, 1857, by William Robertson, 1832 - 1926"Artwork Details
Medium
Painting: Oil on canvas, Oil on Canvas, Mounted to PulpboardCollection
Coe HallCataloged By
CannarsaAcquisition
Accession
1955.002.116Source or Donor
Coe, William RobertsonAcquisition Method
BequestMade/Created
Date made
1857Notes
Early Date: 1857
Made: William RobertsonLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PaintingNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLocation
Location
Building
Storage, Coe HallCategory
PermanentDate
August 16, 2023Location
Room
Great HallBuilding
Coe HallCategory
PermanentCondition
Overall Condition
GoodNotes
Examined by Joyce Zucker in 1996, who determined the painting was stable. She commented that in the future some retouching could be correctedMaintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Nov 16, 2006By
Sherman Art Conservation StudioDate
Mar 26, 1985Valuations
Valuation Type
AppraisalEstimator
M. Knoedler & Co.Notes
Min. Value: 1500
Description: This appraisal was done in 1965.Provenance
Notes
Collected By: William Robertson Coe
William Robertson Coe
Planting Fields FoundationGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Known to have been displayed by SUNY at the time Coe Hall was the Internation Center. Archives has a letter from Glenn Olds to Robert Coe in 1966 asking for it to be in the Card Room. Pettet mentions the painting in a letter to Richard Litford in 1968.
Status: OKCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
November 16, 2006Updated By
intern@plantingfields.orgUpdate Date
July 23, 2024
