Current Location:
George and Barbara Gordon Gallery -> Room 202 (DEV; E)
Location Notes:
DeVos; Building E; 2nd Floor; Gordon Gallery (Room 202)

Portrait of Bertha Schwind

Artwork
Identifier:
2019.60.1
Artist:
Alten, Mathias Joseph
Credit:
Gift of Gloria Alten Gregory
Medium:
Oil on Cardboard
Date:
circa 1894
Dimensions:
Artworks - Height: 5.25" Width: 3.5"
Description:
Portrait of a woman with her hair in braids. She wears a purple and white dress with flowers. Framed.
Historical Context:
This miniature portrait of Alten's future wife Bertha was likely completed before their 1895 wedding. It may have been painted after a photograph.