Collectible Master Piece “The Blue Boy “
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VenmoThe Blue Boy, an oil painting by Thomas Gainsborough from around 1770.
In 1921, Henry and Arabella Huntington purchased it for $728,000, then the highest price ever paid for a painting. o • From January to May 2022, The Blue Boy was exhibited at the National Gallery in London, 100 years after it last left the UK. & • The painting is considered a masterpiece, notable for its color and brushwork.
A hundred years since it was last displayed in the United Kingdom, Thomas Gainsborough's Blue Boy has returned to the National Gallery in London. It has never been lent since its departure from the U.K.— until now, the institution said in a statement, adding that the portrait, is unlikely to ever be lent again. The famed 1770 portrait of an English child in a resplendent blue satin doublet and breeches has long been the star attraction of the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California. Scaled to life-size, the boy is positioned like a monarch and painted with a palette that glows. Its prominence in art history is hardly overstated: it was the most expense painting in the world when it sold to American railroad magnate Henry Huntington in 1921, who soon had it shipped to his Southern California estate. When it went on display at the National Gallery for three weeks following the sale, the press called it the world's most beautiful picture. The painting has even been cited by artist Robert Rauschenberg as a major influence on his practice.
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Collectible Master Piece “The Blue Boy “
4 Hours
34
4
$420.00
Description
Condition
Payment Types Accepted
VenmoThe Blue Boy, an oil painting by Thomas Gainsborough from around 1770.
In 1921, Henry and Arabella Huntington purchased it for $728,000, then the highest price ever paid for a painting. o • From January to May 2022, The Blue Boy was exhibited at the National Gallery in London, 100 years after it last left the UK. & • The painting is considered a masterpiece, notable for its color and brushwork.
A hundred years since it was last displayed in the United Kingdom, Thomas Gainsborough's Blue Boy has returned to the National Gallery in London. It has never been lent since its departure from the U.K.— until now, the institution said in a statement, adding that the portrait, is unlikely to ever be lent again. The famed 1770 portrait of an English child in a resplendent blue satin doublet and breeches has long been the star attraction of the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California. Scaled to life-size, the boy is positioned like a monarch and painted with a palette that glows. Its prominence in art history is hardly overstated: it was the most expense painting in the world when it sold to American railroad magnate Henry Huntington in 1921, who soon had it shipped to his Southern California estate. When it went on display at the National Gallery for three weeks following the sale, the press called it the world's most beautiful picture. The painting has even been cited by artist Robert Rauschenberg as a major influence on his practice.
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