Robert Henri
Old Johnnie
1912
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, Framed: 33 1/4 x 29 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. (84.5 x 74.9 x 9.2 cm) Unframed: 24 3/16 x 20 1/16 in. (61.4 x 51 cm) Sight: 23 1/4 x 19 3/8 in. (59.1 x 49.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Adelyn D. Breeskin in Memory of her Father, Dr. Alfred R.L. Dohme
Object Number
1952.140
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1952; from Adelyn Breeskin, Baltimore; from her father, Dr. A.R.L. Dohme, by purchase
"Fifth Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art under the Auspices of the Charcoal Club and the Peabody Institute," Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore, 1914, no. 16.
"Exhibition of Paintings by Robert Henri, Charles Bittinger, Theresa Bernstein and Etchings by William Meyerowitz," Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, April 1920, cat. no. 27.
"The Robert Henri Memorial Exhibition," BMA, May 1931, no. 53.
"Man and his Years," October 19-November 21, 1954, no. 73.
"Portraiture: The 19th and 20th Centuries," March 31-April 21, 1957, no. 22; circulated to BMA, May 14-June 16, 1957; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, June 30-?, 1957; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, October 15-?, 1957.
"American Art 1900-1930: Paintings and Works on Paper from the Museum Collection," BMA, September 2-October 29, 1978.
"Robert Henri, Painter," Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, May 4-Jun3 24, 1984, no. 72, ill.; circulated to State College, Pennsylvania State Museum of Art, July 10-September 9, 1984; Cincinnati Art Museum, October 5-December 2, 1984; Phoenix Art Museum, January 6-February 14, 1985; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., April 19-June 9, 1985.
"The Eight and Their Contemporaries,"
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Maryland, July 6-September 4, 2004.
The Mint Museum, "From New York to Corrymore: Robert Henri and Ireland," May 7 - August 11, 2011. Circulating to The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, September 23 2011 - January 15 2012; The Hyde Collection, February 5 through May 2012.
"Exhibition of Paintings by Robert Henri, Charles Bittinger, Theresa Bernstein and Etchings by William Meyerowitz," Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, April 1920, cat. no. 27.
"The Robert Henri Memorial Exhibition," BMA, May 1931, no. 53.
"Man and his Years," October 19-November 21, 1954, no. 73.
"Portraiture: The 19th and 20th Centuries," March 31-April 21, 1957, no. 22; circulated to BMA, May 14-June 16, 1957; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, June 30-?, 1957; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, October 15-?, 1957.
"American Art 1900-1930: Paintings and Works on Paper from the Museum Collection," BMA, September 2-October 29, 1978.
"Robert Henri, Painter," Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, May 4-Jun3 24, 1984, no. 72, ill.; circulated to State College, Pennsylvania State Museum of Art, July 10-September 9, 1984; Cincinnati Art Museum, October 5-December 2, 1984; Phoenix Art Museum, January 6-February 14, 1985; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., April 19-June 9, 1985.
"The Eight and Their Contemporaries,"
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Maryland, July 6-September 4, 2004.
The Mint Museum, "From New York to Corrymore: Robert Henri and Ireland," May 7 - August 11, 2011. Circulating to The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, September 23 2011 - January 15 2012; The Hyde Collection, February 5 through May 2012.
Elizabeth B. Rhodes, 'Old Johnnie by Robert Henri,' "BMA News," April 1953, vol. XVI, no. 4, pp. 1-3.
Bennard Perlman, "Robert Henri: His Life and Art," New York: Dover, 1991, pp. 111-112, ill. p. 112.
Jonathan Stuhlman and Valerie Ann Leads, "From New York to Corrymore: Robert Henri and Ireland," Charlotte: The Mint Museum of Art, 2011, pl. 8.
Inscribed: Signed: Lower right, "Robert Henri"; on right tacking margin, in dark brown paint, "Johnny"
