Photo of collection object Jane — Pattee, Elsie Dodge. Jane, ca. 1928. Watercolor on porcelain portrait in wooden frame with metal liner under glass, Image (sight): 2 13/16 x 2 3/8 in. (7.1 x 6 cm) Frame: 4 11/16 x 4 3/16 in. (11.9 x 10.6 cm). Museum Collection Fund, 31.760. © artist or artist's estate.

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Jane

ca. 1928

Elsie Dodge Pattee

American, 1876-1975

American Art

This work characterizes the new approach to the portrait miniature during its twentieth-century renaissance. Unlike the sentimental, private objects of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, revival miniatures functioned as aesthetic objects in their own right. In addition, artists emulated contemporary trends in full-scale oil painting, including loose brushwork and an interest in allover decorative patterns. The Brooklyn Museum led the way in institutional collecting of modern miniatures with the 1931 acquisition of seventeen works; as a result, the Museum’s holdings are especially strong in revival examples.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Pattee, Elsie Dodge
Classification: Portrait, Miniatures
Formatted Medium: Watercolor on porcelain portrait in wooden frame with metal liner under glass
Medium: watercolor, porcelain, portrait, wooden, frame, metal, liner, under, glass
Dimensions: Image (sight): 2 13/16 x 2 3/8 in. (7.1 x 6 cm) Frame: 4 11/16 x 4 3/16 in. (11.9 x 10.6 cm)
Departments: American Art