The Transit of Venus is a painting by Eric Glaser which was uploaded on September 19th, 2020.
Title
The Transit of Venus
Artist
Eric Glaser
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
"The Transit of Venus"
Artist: John George Brown (American, 1831-1913)
Title: The Transit of Venus
Description: Depicts children in New York City sharing a piece of smoked glass to follow the transit of Venus across the Sun in 1882.
Date: 1883
Medium: oil on canvas mounted on cardboard
Dimensions: Height: 76.8 cm (30.2 in); Width: 63.5 cm (25 in)
Painting History: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 25-29 January 1972, lot 84; - Dr. John J. McDonough Collection, Youngstown, Ohio, acquired from the above; - Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, 22 March 1978, lot 24; - Private collection.
Inscriptions: Signature and date bottom right: 'J.G. Brown N.A./1883.'
Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Additional image editing by Eric Glaser
Uploaded
September 19th, 2020
