Sister of Charity
Maker and role
Artist: Paul Gauguin, French, 1848-1903
Year
1902
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
25 3/4 x 30in (65.4 x 76.2cm)
Credit line
Bequest of Marion Koogler McNay
Accession number
1950.47
Object type
Department
Location
Documentation
Catalogue des ouvrages de Peinture, Sculpture, Dessin, Gravure, Architecture et Art Décoratif exposés au Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées du 6 Octobre au 15 Novembre 1906; 1906; p. 193; no. 65
Manet and the Post-Impressionists; 1910; no. 40
Exhibition of Modern Art: Including Works by the Post-Impressionists; 1911; no. 19
The Fortnightly Review; Vol. LXXXIX, January 1911, p.88; Referred to as "No. 40"
Paul Gauguin; Charles Morice (b.1860, d.1919); 1919; p. 192
Paul Gauguin, sa Vie et le Sens de son Oeuvre; Arsène Alexandre (French, b.1859, d.1937); 1930; p. 227, 260
Gauguin, Peintre Maudit; Charles Kunstler (b.1887, d.1977); 1934; p. 179
Paul Gauguin: der Meister von Tahiti; Lee Van Dovski; 1947; no. 18
Gauguin, Le Peintre et son Oeuvre; Maurice Malingue; 1948; no. 228
Paul Gauguin oder die Flucht vor der Zivilisation; Lee Van Dovski; 1948; no. 382
Paul Gauguin: His Place in the Meeting of East and West: Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, March 27th- April 25th, 1954; 1954; no. 32
The Burlington Magazine; March 1956, p.91
From Gauguin to Gorky in Cullinan Hall; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; 1960
Gauguin; Georges Wildenstein; 1964; 617
Gauguin and the Decorative Style; 1966
From El Greco to Pollock: Early and Late Works by European and American Artists; Gertrude Rosenthal (b.1903, d.1989); 1968; p. 67
Gauguin and Exotic Art; Bengt Danielsson (b.1921, d.1997); 1969
Gauguin's Religious Themes; Ziva Amishai-Maisels (b.1939); 1969; p.456-459, 475
Gauguin: A Retrospective; Marla Prather (b.1956); 1987
The Art of Paul Gauguin; Richard Brettell (b.1949); 1988; no. 266
Nursing, the Finest Art: An Illustrated History; Patricia Donahue; 1996; p. 217
Five Hundred Years of French Art; Douglas Hyland (b.1949); 1995; p. 78
The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art: Impressionist and Modern Masters; Libby Lumpkin; 1998; p. 80
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; 49
Encyclopedia of Paul Gauguin in Oceania; Jean-Louis Saquet; 2002; p. 38-39, 128
Gauguin: Le Sauvage Imaginaire; Stéphane Guégan; 2003; p. 188-189
Gauguin, Tahiti et La Photographie; Jean-Yves Tréhin; 2003; p. 163
Géographies de Gauguin; Jean-François Staszak (b.1965); 2003; p. 184
Gauguin Voyageur: du Pérou aux îles Marquises; Jean-François Staszak (b.1965); 2006; p. 180, 183
From the Private Collections of Texas: European Art, Ancient to Modern; Richard Brettell (b.1949); 2009; p. 344-347; no. 82
Art in Revolution: Liverpool 1911; 2011; pictured in online catalogue
Artdaily; Sep 6, 2011
Manet and the Post-Impressionists; 1910; no. 40
Exhibition of Modern Art: Including Works by the Post-Impressionists; 1911; no. 19
The Fortnightly Review; Vol. LXXXIX, January 1911, p.88; Referred to as "No. 40"
Paul Gauguin; Charles Morice (b.1860, d.1919); 1919; p. 192
Paul Gauguin, sa Vie et le Sens de son Oeuvre; Arsène Alexandre (French, b.1859, d.1937); 1930; p. 227, 260
Gauguin, Peintre Maudit; Charles Kunstler (b.1887, d.1977); 1934; p. 179
Paul Gauguin: der Meister von Tahiti; Lee Van Dovski; 1947; no. 18
Gauguin, Le Peintre et son Oeuvre; Maurice Malingue; 1948; no. 228
Paul Gauguin oder die Flucht vor der Zivilisation; Lee Van Dovski; 1948; no. 382
Paul Gauguin: His Place in the Meeting of East and West: Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, March 27th- April 25th, 1954; 1954; no. 32
The Burlington Magazine; March 1956, p.91
From Gauguin to Gorky in Cullinan Hall; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; 1960
Gauguin; Georges Wildenstein; 1964; 617
Gauguin and the Decorative Style; 1966
From El Greco to Pollock: Early and Late Works by European and American Artists; Gertrude Rosenthal (b.1903, d.1989); 1968; p. 67
Gauguin and Exotic Art; Bengt Danielsson (b.1921, d.1997); 1969
Gauguin's Religious Themes; Ziva Amishai-Maisels (b.1939); 1969; p.456-459, 475
Gauguin: A Retrospective; Marla Prather (b.1956); 1987
The Art of Paul Gauguin; Richard Brettell (b.1949); 1988; no. 266
Nursing, the Finest Art: An Illustrated History; Patricia Donahue; 1996; p. 217
Five Hundred Years of French Art; Douglas Hyland (b.1949); 1995; p. 78
The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art: Impressionist and Modern Masters; Libby Lumpkin; 1998; p. 80
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; 49
Encyclopedia of Paul Gauguin in Oceania; Jean-Louis Saquet; 2002; p. 38-39, 128
Gauguin: Le Sauvage Imaginaire; Stéphane Guégan; 2003; p. 188-189
Gauguin, Tahiti et La Photographie; Jean-Yves Tréhin; 2003; p. 163
Géographies de Gauguin; Jean-François Staszak (b.1965); 2003; p. 184
Gauguin Voyageur: du Pérou aux îles Marquises; Jean-François Staszak (b.1965); 2006; p. 180, 183
From the Private Collections of Texas: European Art, Ancient to Modern; Richard Brettell (b.1949); 2009; p. 344-347; no. 82
Art in Revolution: Liverpool 1911; 2011; pictured in online catalogue
Artdaily; Sep 6, 2011
Signature & date
Signed l.l.: Paul Gauguin
Dated l.l.: 1902
Dated l.l.: 1902
Subject period
Docent information sheet
http://collection.mcnayart.org/docs/gauguinsister.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Salon D'Automne 1906.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Manet and the Post Impressionists - Grafton Gallery.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Sandon Studios Society 1911.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\The Fortnightly Review - 1911.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Gauguin - Der Meister von Tahiti.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Gauguin East West 1954.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\500 Years of French Art.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Encyclopedia of Paul Gauguin in Oceania.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Gauguin - Le Sauvage Imaginaire.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Gauguin, Tahiti et La Photographie.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Geographies de Gauguin.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Gauguin Voyageur.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Collections of Texas 2009.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Art In Revolution - Liverpool 1911.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Artdaily City of Radicals Exhibition 2011.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Salon D'Automne 1906.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Manet and the Post Impressionists - Grafton Gallery.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Sandon Studios Society 1911.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\The Fortnightly Review - 1911.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Gauguin - Der Meister von Tahiti.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Gauguin East West 1954.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\500 Years of French Art.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Encyclopedia of Paul Gauguin in Oceania.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Gauguin - Le Sauvage Imaginaire.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Gauguin, Tahiti et La Photographie.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Geographies de Gauguin.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Gauguin Voyageur.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Collections of Texas 2009.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Art In Revolution - Liverpool 1911.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Paintings\1950.47 Gauguin\Artdaily City of Radicals Exhibition 2011.pdf
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