Lilian Giffen
Beach Scene
1891-1926
Scroll
Lilian Giffen
Beach Scene
1891-1926
Physical Qualities
Oil on fabric mounted on paperboard, Framed: 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (36.8 x 44.5 x 5.7 cm) Sight: 8 1/2 x 11 5/8 in. (21.6 x 29.5 cm)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.332
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by bequest, 1929; Claribel Cone, Baltimore, by 1928
Cone Wing Rotations 2020
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Katherine Scarborough, "Baltimore Collection Widely Known: Dr. Claribel Cone's Art Pieces are of International Note," "The Baltimore Sun," April 15, 1928, p. SM20.
"Mr. Dooley's Opinions. By F. P. Dunne, New York: R.H. Russell, $1.50," "The Washington Post," December 9, 1901, p. 9.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "The Sixteenth Annual Exhibition of the Baltimore Water Color Club," January 11, 1910 - January 29, 1910, no. 119, pp. 27, 36.
The Peabody Institute, Baltimore, "The Nineteenth Annual Exhibition of the Baltimore Water Color Club," January 9, 1915 - January 29, 1915, no. 5.
Florence N. Levy, ed., "American Art Annual," vol. XII, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1915, pp. 99, 380.
"American Art Annual," vol. XIII, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1916, p. 123.
"American Art Annual," vol. XIV, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1917, p. 494.
"American Art Annual," vol. XVI, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1919, pp. 124, 379.
"American Art Annual," vol. XVII, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1920, p. 144.
Society of Independent Artists, Waldorf Astoria, New York, "Fourth Annual Exhibition," March 11, 1920 - April 1, 1920, nos. 283, 284.
"American Art Annual," vol. XVIII, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1921, p.430.
"American Art Annual," vol. XX, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1923, p. 531.
Salons of America and American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, New York, "Spring Salon," May 21, 1923 - June 9, 1923, no. 545.
Gertrude Richardson Brigham, "Art and Artists of the Capital," "The Washington Post," March 23, 1924, p. ES1.
Bertha E. Martin, "Social Gayeties will Brighten Mid-Lent," "The Washington Post," March 23, 1924, p. ES1.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Twenty-Ninth Annual Exhibition of the Baltimore Water Color Club," March 11, 1925 - April 5, 1925, nos. 60, 61, 64.
"American Art Annual," vol. XXII, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1925, pp. 166, 502.
"American Art Annual," vol. XXIII, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1926, p. 119.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Thirtieth Annual Exhibition of the Baltimore Water Color Club," February 16, 1926 - March 21, 1926, nos. 149, 150, 152, 153.
"Women Artists: Paintings, Sculpture and Prints by the New York Society," "The New York Times," March 13, 1927, p. X11.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Thirty-First Annual Exhibition of the Baltimore Water Color Club," February 9, 1927 - March 6, 1927, nos. 127, 128, 130, 131.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Thirty-Second Annual Exhibition of the Baltimore Water Color Club," March 6, 1928 - April 1, 1928, nos. 13, 14, 16, 17.
"Water Color Prizes Given," "The New York Times," February 28, 1930, p. 17.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Exhibition of Paintings by Lilian Giffen," April 1, 1931 - April 15, 1931.
Dorothy Grafly, "Gloucester Galleries," "The Christian Science Monitor," July 14, 1934, p. 8.
"Alberta Eno's Art to Be Shown," "The Washington Post," April 17, 1939, p. 10.
"Mrs. Eno's Work in Art Exhibit," "The Washington Posts," May 8, 1939, p. 10.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "42nd Annual Exhibition of the Baltimore Water Color Club," November 1, 1939 - November 28, 1939, nos. 61, 62.
"Capital Artists in N.Y. Show," "The Washington Post," February 22, 1940, p. 14.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "43rd Annual Exhibition of the Baltimore Water Color Club," November 1, 1940 - November 28, 1940, no. 56.
Dorothy B. Gilbert, ed., "Who's Who in American Art," Vol. IV Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1947, p. 190.
Louis Lozowick, "100 Contemporary American Jewish Painters and Sculptors," New York: YKUF Art Section, 1947, pp. 22-23.
"Obituary," "The Baltimore Sun," February 1, 1950, p. 11.
William Young, ed., "A Dictionary of American Artists, Sculptors and Engravers: From the Beginnings through the Turn of the Twentieth Century," Cambridge, MA: William Young and Company, 1968, p. 187.
Mantle Fielding, "Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers," Poughkeepsie, NY: Apollo, 1983, p. 347.
Clark S. Marlor, "The Society of Independent Artists: The Exhibition Record 1917-1944," Park Ridge, NJ: Noyes Press, 1984, pp. 258-259.
"Theresa Bernstein," Stamford, CT: Smith-Gerard, 1985
Chris Petteys, "Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900," Boston: G. K. Hall & Company, 1985, p. 280.
Patricia M. Burnham, "Theresa Bernstein," "Woman's Art Journal," Autumn 1988/Winter 1989, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 22-27.
Paul E. Sternberg, Sr., "Centennial Exhibition 1889-1989 by Members Past and Present of the National Association of Women Artists," Marietta, GA: The Louise and Alan Sellars Collection of Art by American Women, 1989.
Paul E. Sternberg, Sr., "Paintings by American Women: Selections from the Collection of Louise and Alan Sellars," Marietta, GA: The Louise and Alan Sellars Collection of Art by American Women, 1989.
Norman L. Kleeblatt and Susan Chevlowe, eds., "Painting a Place in America: Jewish Artists in New York 1900-1945," New York: The Jewish Museum, 1991, pp. 49, 80, 150, 162-163.
Clark S. Marlor, "The Salons of America 1922-1936," Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1991, p. 92.
The Philadelphia Museum of Judaica, Congregation Rodeph Shalom, "Theresa Bernstein: People and Places A Retrospective," February 10, 1995 - June 10, 1995.
"Who's Who in American Art, 1995-1996, 21st Edition," New Providence, NJ: R. R. Bowker, 1995, pp. 98-99.
Page Talbott & Patricia Tanis Sydney, "The Philadelphia Ten: A Women's Artist Group 1917-1945," Philadelphia: The Galleries at Moore, 1998, pp. 28-39.
Peter Hastings Falk, ed., "Who was Who in American Art 1564-1975," Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1999, p. 1281.
Patricia M. Burnham, "Theresa Bernstein: An Early Modernist," New York: Joan Whalen Fine Art, 2000. Exhibition, April 25, 2000 - June 10, 2000.
Deidre Stein Greben, "Theresa Bernstein," "ArtNews," October 2000, vol. 99, no. 9, p. 183.
Anita Jacobsen, ed., "Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists," vol. I, Book II, Carrollton, TX: A. J. Publications, 2002, p. 1218.
Douglas Martin, "Theresa Bernstein, an Ash Can School Artist, Dies at 111," "The New York Times," February 16, 2002, p. A17.
Emily Moazami, "Theresa Bernstein in the Peter A. Juley & Son Collection," "Smithsonian American Art Museum Research and Scholars Center Newsletter," Spring 2011, no. 8.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "The Sixteenth Annual Exhibition of the Baltimore Water Color Club," January 11, 1910 - January 29, 1910, no. 119, pp. 27, 36.
The Peabody Institute, Baltimore, "The Nineteenth Annual Exhibition of the Baltimore Water Color Club," January 9, 1915 - January 29, 1915, no. 5.
Florence N. Levy, ed., "American Art Annual," vol. XII, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1915, pp. 99, 380.
"American Art Annual," vol. XIII, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1916, p. 123.
"American Art Annual," vol. XIV, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1917, p. 494.
"American Art Annual," vol. XVI, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1919, pp. 124, 379.
"American Art Annual," vol. XVII, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1920, p. 144.
Society of Independent Artists, Waldorf Astoria, New York, "Fourth Annual Exhibition," March 11, 1920 - April 1, 1920, nos. 283, 284.
"American Art Annual," vol. XVIII, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1921, p.430.
"American Art Annual," vol. XX, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1923, p. 531.
Salons of America and American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, New York, "Spring Salon," May 21, 1923 - June 9, 1923, no. 545.
Gertrude Richardson Brigham, "Art and Artists of the Capital," "The Washington Post," March 23, 1924, p. ES1.
Bertha E. Martin, "Social Gayeties will Brighten Mid-Lent," "The Washington Post," March 23, 1924, p. ES1.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Twenty-Ninth Annual Exhibition of the Baltimore Water Color Club," March 11, 1925 - April 5, 1925, nos. 60, 61, 64.
"American Art Annual," vol. XXII, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1925, pp. 166, 502.
"American Art Annual," vol. XXIII, Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1926, p. 119.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Thirtieth Annual Exhibition of the Baltimore Water Color Club," February 16, 1926 - March 21, 1926, nos. 149, 150, 152, 153.
"Women Artists: Paintings, Sculpture and Prints by the New York Society," "The New York Times," March 13, 1927, p. X11.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Thirty-First Annual Exhibition of the Baltimore Water Color Club," February 9, 1927 - March 6, 1927, nos. 127, 128, 130, 131.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Thirty-Second Annual Exhibition of the Baltimore Water Color Club," March 6, 1928 - April 1, 1928, nos. 13, 14, 16, 17.
"Water Color Prizes Given," "The New York Times," February 28, 1930, p. 17.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Exhibition of Paintings by Lilian Giffen," April 1, 1931 - April 15, 1931.
Dorothy Grafly, "Gloucester Galleries," "The Christian Science Monitor," July 14, 1934, p. 8.
"Alberta Eno's Art to Be Shown," "The Washington Post," April 17, 1939, p. 10.
"Mrs. Eno's Work in Art Exhibit," "The Washington Posts," May 8, 1939, p. 10.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "42nd Annual Exhibition of the Baltimore Water Color Club," November 1, 1939 - November 28, 1939, nos. 61, 62.
"Capital Artists in N.Y. Show," "The Washington Post," February 22, 1940, p. 14.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "43rd Annual Exhibition of the Baltimore Water Color Club," November 1, 1940 - November 28, 1940, no. 56.
Dorothy B. Gilbert, ed., "Who's Who in American Art," Vol. IV Washington, DC: The American Federation of Arts, 1947, p. 190.
Louis Lozowick, "100 Contemporary American Jewish Painters and Sculptors," New York: YKUF Art Section, 1947, pp. 22-23.
"Obituary," "The Baltimore Sun," February 1, 1950, p. 11.
William Young, ed., "A Dictionary of American Artists, Sculptors and Engravers: From the Beginnings through the Turn of the Twentieth Century," Cambridge, MA: William Young and Company, 1968, p. 187.
Mantle Fielding, "Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers," Poughkeepsie, NY: Apollo, 1983, p. 347.
Clark S. Marlor, "The Society of Independent Artists: The Exhibition Record 1917-1944," Park Ridge, NJ: Noyes Press, 1984, pp. 258-259.
"Theresa Bernstein," Stamford, CT: Smith-Gerard, 1985
Chris Petteys, "Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900," Boston: G. K. Hall & Company, 1985, p. 280.
Patricia M. Burnham, "Theresa Bernstein," "Woman's Art Journal," Autumn 1988/Winter 1989, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 22-27.
Paul E. Sternberg, Sr., "Centennial Exhibition 1889-1989 by Members Past and Present of the National Association of Women Artists," Marietta, GA: The Louise and Alan Sellars Collection of Art by American Women, 1989.
Paul E. Sternberg, Sr., "Paintings by American Women: Selections from the Collection of Louise and Alan Sellars," Marietta, GA: The Louise and Alan Sellars Collection of Art by American Women, 1989.
Norman L. Kleeblatt and Susan Chevlowe, eds., "Painting a Place in America: Jewish Artists in New York 1900-1945," New York: The Jewish Museum, 1991, pp. 49, 80, 150, 162-163.
Clark S. Marlor, "The Salons of America 1922-1936," Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1991, p. 92.
The Philadelphia Museum of Judaica, Congregation Rodeph Shalom, "Theresa Bernstein: People and Places A Retrospective," February 10, 1995 - June 10, 1995.
"Who's Who in American Art, 1995-1996, 21st Edition," New Providence, NJ: R. R. Bowker, 1995, pp. 98-99.
Page Talbott & Patricia Tanis Sydney, "The Philadelphia Ten: A Women's Artist Group 1917-1945," Philadelphia: The Galleries at Moore, 1998, pp. 28-39.
Peter Hastings Falk, ed., "Who was Who in American Art 1564-1975," Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1999, p. 1281.
Patricia M. Burnham, "Theresa Bernstein: An Early Modernist," New York: Joan Whalen Fine Art, 2000. Exhibition, April 25, 2000 - June 10, 2000.
Deidre Stein Greben, "Theresa Bernstein," "ArtNews," October 2000, vol. 99, no. 9, p. 183.
Anita Jacobsen, ed., "Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists," vol. I, Book II, Carrollton, TX: A. J. Publications, 2002, p. 1218.
Douglas Martin, "Theresa Bernstein, an Ash Can School Artist, Dies at 111," "The New York Times," February 16, 2002, p. A17.
Emily Moazami, "Theresa Bernstein in the Peter A. Juley & Son Collection," "Smithsonian American Art Museum Research and Scholars Center Newsletter," Spring 2011, no. 8.
Inscribed: Recto: Lower left in black paint, "Lilian Giffen" Verso: There are no visible inscriptions on the verso. Frame Inscriptions Verso: Top right in black grease pencil, "228" Center right rail in graphite, "18 7/8 x 12 # 75/6" Top center, navy label with white text, "A.H"
On View at the BMA
