Portrait of Bertha Noyes

Self portrait of the artist, by Bertha Noyes, oil on canvas.

Self portrait of the artist, by Bertha Noyes, oil on canvas.

Name/Title

"Portrait of Bertha Noyes"

Description

Portrait of a woman wearing a silky dress, closed at the neck with a broach, and seated in an antique chair.

Type of Painting

Self Portrait

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Subject Person

Bertha E. Noyes

Context

Bertha Noyes is one of the principal founders of the Arts Club of Washington. This portrait is on loan from The George Washington University.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bertha E. Noyes

Role

Artist

Dimensions

Height

54 in

Width

44 in

Depth

3 in

Location

Building

202 Parlor

General Notes

Note

Bertha Noyes was born in Washington, D.C. She studied at the Arts Students League of Washington and the Corcoran School of the Arts, specializing in portraiture, and later became known for her landscape and figure painting. She traveled to the Southwestern United States and Central and South America, and her work often depicted these places. She was continually active in the Washington art scene and was one of the principal founders of the Arts Club of Washington, inspired in part by her association with the Providence Art Club of which she was a member. Her art has been exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery, the Rhode Island School of Design and the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Rochester, New York.

Update Date

September 7, 2025