id:			172717
accession number:	1932.2060
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1932.2060
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:46.814000

Samoa, 1907. Louis Michel Eilshemius (American, 1864–1941). Oil on board; unframed: 59.7 x 71 cm (23 1/2 x 27 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1932.2060

title:				Samoa
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creation date:			1907
creation date earliest:		1907
creation date latest:		1907
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creditline:			Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	oil on board
department:	American Painting and Sculpture
collection:	American - Painting
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Louis Michel Eilshemius (American, 1864–1941)  - artist

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measurements: Unframed: 59.7 x 71 cm (23 1/2 x 27 15/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Signed lower left: ELSHEMUS./ 1907
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 Until Today
	opening date:   1937-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 Until Today</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-October 4, 1937).

	title:		The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
	opening date:   1941-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Silver Jubilee Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

	title:		Louis Eilshemius (1864-1941): Paintings and Drawings
	opening date:   1978-12-02T05:00:00
	<i>Louis Eilshemius (1864-1941): Paintings and Drawings</i>. New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ (organizer) (December 2, 1978-January 7, 1979).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Twelfth Exhibition of Contemporary American Oil Painting (10 June-10 July 1932) see The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art (June, 1932) for catalogue; illus. p. 103, listed p. 105, lent by Valentine Gallery,  NY.', 'opening_date': '1932-06-10T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art, An Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 Until Today at The Cleveland Museum of Art (23 June-4 October 1937) cat. no. 60, not illus.', 'opening_date': '1937-06-23T00:00:00'}

* {'description': "New York, The Artists' Gallery, Masterpieces of Eilshemius (7-30 April 1959); traveled to Washington, D.C., The Phillips Gallery (1-31 May 1959) illus. cat. no. 9.", 'opening_date': '1959-04-07T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'New York, The  American Academy of Arts and Letters, The National Institute of Arts and Letters, A Change of Sky: Paintings by Americans Who Have Worked Abroad (4 March-3 April 1960) cat . no. 46, not illus.', 'opening_date': '1960-03-04T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Trenton, New Jersey State Museum, Louis Eilshemius (1864-1941): Paintings and Drawings  (2 December 1978-7 January 1979) illus. cat. no. 31.', 'opening_date': '1978-12-02T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Valentine Gallery, New York).
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Banz, Stefan. <em>Louis Michel Eilshemius: Peer of Poet-Painters.</em> Zurich: JRP/Ringier, 2015. p. 207
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 207
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