About this artwork
In 1911 the department store was a relatively new and important urban institution, and The Shoe Shop depicts the activities of female employees and their customers. Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones rendered this modern subject in a rapid, painterly style, paying particular attention to effects of light and atmosphere. Her early work often represented women in the modern city: nursemaids at home, women strolling in the park, shoppers, and store clerks. Strongly influenced by artist William Merritt Chase, Sparhawk-Jones’s painting constitutes a highly personal vision that drew from both Realism and Impressionism.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 272
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Department
- Arts of the Americas
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Artist
- Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones
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Title
- The Shoe Shop
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Place
- United States (Artist's nationality)
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Date
- c. 1911
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Medium
- Oil on canvas
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Inscriptions
- Signed: l.r. Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones
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Dimensions
- 99.1 × 79.4 cm (39 × 33 1/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- The William Owen Goodman and Erna Sawyer Goodman Collection
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Reference Number
- 1939.393
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