Stewart, William Hood |
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Collector Patron |
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dates
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1820-1897 |
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Paris |
| other cities | Philadelphia, PA; Antigua, West Indies; |
| country | France |
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historical notes
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William Hood Stewart was Philadelphian merchant (West Indies sugar baron) and art collector.
Stewart was an patron of the Barbizon artists and although he favored work by Mariano Fortuny i Marsal his collection included work by A,Vollon, F V L Roybert, Troyon, E. Zamacois, E. Van Marke, G. Boldini, H H Moore, A Stevens, M. Rico, and others.
Stewart's collection was auctioned off by the American Art Galleries at Chickering Hall on Feb. 3 and 4, 1898. Seventy of the 128 water colors, drawings and oils were sold for a total of $133,190.
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decades
of activity | 1850-1860
1860-1870
1870-1880
1880-1890
1890-1900
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Collection Details |
Meadows Museum
Southern Methodist University, Dallas |
The Stewart Album: Art, Letters, and Souvenirs to an American Patron in Paris from August 25 – November 10, 2013. |
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