WIlliam Dannat
The New Hat
1890
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WIlliam Dannat
The New Hat
1890
Physical Qualities
Oil on wood panel, Framed: 11 3/4 × 14 1/16 × 1 in. (29.8 × 35.7 × 2.5 cm.)
Unframed: 8 1/4 × 10 1/8 in. (21 × 25.7 cm.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.45.74
A native of New York, Dannat traveled abroad at an early age,
enrolling in the Royal Academy in Munich before settling
permanently in Paris in 1880 where he studied with Carolus-
Duran and the Hungarian genre and portrait painter, Mihály von
Munkácsy. Elegant women, often shown in interior settings, as
well as portraiture were his favorite subjects. Here, a young
matron admires her reflection as she dons a stylish hat.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art, through Henry Walters, Baltimore by bequest, 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, 'Exhibition of the George A. Lucas Art Collection,' 1911.
BMA, 'Selection of Paintings and Watercolors from the Lucas Collection,' Oct., 1934.
BMA, 'A Century of Baltimore Collecting, 1840 - 1940,' June 6 - Sept. 1, 1941.
BMA, "The George A. Lucas Collection of The Maryland Institute," October 12-November 21, 1965.
BMA Downtown Gallery, 'Faces,' Mar. 4 - Apr. 5, 1974.
BMA, 'The Lucas Collection,' June 27 - Fall 1974.
BMA Downtown Gallery, 'Selections from the Lucas Collection,' July 21 - Aug. 22, 1975.
The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, "A Baltimorean in Paris: George A. Lucas, Art Agent 1860-1909," Jan. 28 - Mar. 11, 1979.
BMA, 'Parallels and Precedents, The George A. Lucas Collection in Context' Aug 23 - Oct 15, 1995.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art," October 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006.
BMA, 'Selection of Paintings and Watercolors from the Lucas Collection,' Oct., 1934.
BMA, 'A Century of Baltimore Collecting, 1840 - 1940,' June 6 - Sept. 1, 1941.
BMA, "The George A. Lucas Collection of The Maryland Institute," October 12-November 21, 1965.
BMA Downtown Gallery, 'Faces,' Mar. 4 - Apr. 5, 1974.
BMA, 'The Lucas Collection,' June 27 - Fall 1974.
BMA Downtown Gallery, 'Selections from the Lucas Collection,' July 21 - Aug. 22, 1975.
The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, "A Baltimorean in Paris: George A. Lucas, Art Agent 1860-1909," Jan. 28 - Mar. 11, 1979.
BMA, 'Parallels and Precedents, The George A. Lucas Collection in Context' Aug 23 - Oct 15, 1995.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art," October 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, 'Exhibition of the George A. Lucas Art Collection,' 1911, cat. #76.
BMA, "The Georage A. Lucas Collection of The Maryland Institute," 1965, cat. #75.
BMA, 'A Century of Baltimore Collecting, 1840 - 1940,' 1941, p. 39.
BMA, 'The Lucas Collection,' 1974, cat. #75.
Inscribed: FACE: UL, (black paint/ink), 'DANNAT 1890'. VERSO, PAINTING: UL, newspaper article, '(pencil) Exposition Universalle/(printed) Promotions etrangeres/(pencil) 1900/(printed) Commandeur/M.W.T. DANNAT/La nouveau commandeur de la Legion...'; BL, article, 'WILLIAM T. - 45.../New York, 1853. Studied...'; UC, (label), 'WAG/13.1979.20'; UC, (black ink/paint) 'W.T. DANNAT./american artist-'; BR, (label), 'Succession G.A. Lucas...No 300'; on top of previous label, '16'. VERSO, FRAME: TL, (label), 'BMA cat./1965/#('76' crosssed out) 75(handwritten)'; UL, (masking tape), '96'; UR, (framer's label?), 'D. Marchand'; UR corner, BMA label nailed; BR, (pencil), 'KLI-4'
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