buttonboy...
For the sake of future readers, the corrected link to your
folder is:
http://www.villagephotos.com/pubgallery.asp?id_=696469
The direct link to the physician painting is:
http://www.villagephotos.com/viewpubimage.asp?id_=8480807&selected=846468
The direct link to the M.C. Haywood painting is:
http://www.villagephotos.com/viewpubimage.asp?id_=8480769&selected=846468
I had almost given up on this when a search on Google Images
for 'oil physician' turned up this page from the site of the
National Institute of Health, which indicates that the painting
is a "late 19th century oil painting [titled] The Doctor by
artist Sir Luke Fildes":
http://www.nih.gov/news/NIH-Record/07_24_2001/story02.htm
It is further noted that the image:
"...provides the perfect illustration for 'Great Teachers,' a
new Grand Rounds lecture series on contemporary clinical
medicine that begins in September. Permission to borrow the
image for series flyers was granted by Tate Gallery."
Armed with that information, I found replicas for sale,
such as this oil replica, from ArtistDecor.com, for $279:
http://www.artisticdecor.com/Figures/905.htm
I found the painting on the site of the Tate Gallery
in London, where the original now hangs:
http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid=4277
Detailed display information is on this page:
http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid=4277&searchid=4579&tabview=display
The story of Henry Tate's donation of the Tate Gallery
and the 65 paintings which first occupied it, is documented
on the homepage of Bob Speel, which is dedicated to 19th
century art:
http://www.speel.demon.co.uk/other/tategift.htm
Sir Samuel Luke Fildes is discussed on this page of the site:
http://www.speel.demon.co.uk/artists2/fildes.htm
According to the Dittrick Medical History Center site, a
sub-site of the Case Western Reserve University site,
the painting was commissioned by Henry Tate in 1887.
There are also stories surrounding the origins of the
painting, but I cannot quote them here due to the
copyright restrictions on that page:
"No part of the Aurora Project may be reproduced in any
form without the prior written permission of the copyright
holder."
I'm sure you will find the page itself informative:
http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/dittrick/imagepages/prints/fildes.htm
Multiple additional searches, documented below, were unable
to establish any connection between this painting or Sir Fildes
and the St Louis World Fair, or the Louisiana Purchase Exposition,
or the Squibb Pharmaceutical Company.
This doesn't necessarily mean that there is no connection. It
simply means that any connection that exists has not yet been
documented on the internet, since the internet did not exist
at the time, and this would require someone with knowledge of
the connections to document them.
It is possible that, since this painting has been remarkably
popular among those associated with the medical field, that
the copy you have is a reproduction commissioned by Squibb,
perhaps by an artist at the St Louis World Fair, though, since
(I gather) the painting you have is unsigned, it would be
extremely difficult to trace the artist who painted it.
There is evidence that your painting is an oil reproduction
of the original, which is available in a smaller size than
your image on the Tate Museum site:
http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid=4277&searchid=4579&tabview=image
...and in this print, for sale on the EasyArt.com site:
http://en.easyart.com/scripts/zoom/zoom.pl?nojs=1&pid=10559&affiliate_id=111
Close comparison between your painting and these images reveal
some obvious discrepancies:
1) Look at the arch in the front leg of the bench at the
head of the 'bed'. In the print, the arch is wider, and the
legs touching the floor at either end of the arch are smaller
in the print than in your painting.
2) Notice the obvious difference between the backrest boards
on the chair which supports the patient's middle.
3) Notice how much brighter is the light escaping through
the top of the shade on the oil lamp sitting on the table
beside the doctor, in the print, as opposed to your painting.
There are many other such discrepancies to be noted.
While I was unable to corroborate the information you were
given about the painting, I hope I have been successful in
shedding light on the painting, the artist, and other details
surrounding this painting and its background, which will be
of assistance to your son in his project.
Additional information can be gleaned from an exploration of
the links resulting from the Google searches, outlined below.
Please do not rate this answer until you are satisfied that
the answer cannot be improved upon by way of a dialog
established through the "Request for Clarification" process.
sublime1-ga
Search on Google Images:
oil physician
http://images.google.com/images?q=oil+physician
Searches done, via Google:
"the doctor" "Sir Luke Fildes"
://www.google.com/search?q=%22the+doctor%22+%22Sir+Luke+Fildes%22
"the doctor" Luke Fildes Squibb
://www.google.com/search?q=%22the+doctor%22+Luke+Fildes+Squibb
"the doctor" Luke Fildes "St Louis"
://www.google.com/search?q=%22the+doctor%22+Luke+Fildes+%22St+Louis%22
"the doctor" Luke Fildes "World Fair"
://www.google.com/search?q=%22the+doctor%22+Luke+Fildes+%22World+Fair%22
Luke Fildes "Louisiana Purchase Exhibition"
://www.google.com/search?q=Luke+Fildes+%22Louisiana+Purchase+Exhibition%22
"Luke Fildes" "the doctor" reproduction
://www.google.com/search?q=%22Luke+Fildes%22+%22the+doctor%22+reproduction |
Request for Answer Clarification by
buttonboy-ga
on
11 Apr 2004 05:16 PDT
Dear Sublime1,
You are very good at what you do and I'm very sorry about not
providing you with a better link to the painting. Everything I've read
that you poated along with the links are so informing and whenmy son
gets up he has alot of home work to complete.
In regards to the painting I truely believe that the links you have
provided are real detailed in explaining the history of this painting.
I guess what we have is a replica, however what I want you to know, is
that attached to this paninting on the back is a post card from the
early 20s or so and it is a copy of the painting the doctor, at the
bottom of this card in type caption is " The Physician" well any how
as you stated it more than likely a replica but a very old one and in
due justice I'm going to remove it from the frame to examine it closer
for a signature.
Thank You,
You, Your Good
Buttonboy
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Clarification of Answer by
sublime1-ga
on
11 Apr 2004 13:40 PDT
Buttonboy...
There's no hurry. Take your time. It might help to know
that whenever you click on the 'Clarify Question' button,
your post becomes a 'Request for Answer Clarification',
as you can see in your post above. This shows up as a
red flag on the question from my end, and requires that
I post a Clarification to clear the flag. That's okay,
but unless you're actually asking for further information,
you can avoid this by placing your remarks in the Comment
section, where we can continue a dialog without setting
up flags.
Best regards...
sublime1-ga
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Clarification of Answer by
sublime1-ga
on
11 Apr 2004 14:49 PDT
Buttonboy...
The postcard is interesting indeed. The lighting seems to
provide better detail than any of the other images I've
found, and the name 'The Physician' is intriguing.
As for another task, of course I'm interested. If you wish
to request me specifically, you can just include my nick
in the question title, e.g., 'Another painting - for
sublime1-ga only'. If I am unable to do it justice, I can
open it up to the researchers-at-large.
I must also tell you that I have a day job, so I might not
always be as available as I have been for the past few days.
If time is not a critical factor, I'll be happy to work with
you again.
Best regards...
sublime1-ga
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