Evening

Artist Seymour Joseph Guy (American, 1824–1910)

Date1867

Mediumoil on panel

Dimensionspanel: 36.8 × 31.8 cm (14 1/2 × 12 1/2 in.)
framed: 65.1 × 54.9 cm (25 5/8 × 21 5/8 in.)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineStoddard Acquisition Fund

Object number1985.302

Label Text2005-08-30: EVENING, 1867 Seymour Joseph Guy English, 1824-1910, active in America after 1854 Oil on artist's board Museum purchase, 1985.302 Evening depicts Mrs. Catherine Falconer, who was one of Guy's close friends and important patrons. She was also the mother of the painter, etcher, and collector John Falconer. Seated in the Brooklyn home of her son, Mrs. Falconer is the personification of intelligent domesticity. The gas lamp reflected in the glass within the painting illuminates the rich variety of textures and patterns. These effects are heightened by the meticulous brushwork for which Guy is noted. The title appears to refer literally to the time of day and metaphorically to the sitter's age. Guy was trained in his native country, England, and emigrated at age thirty. He settled in New York and specializProvenanceAlexander Gallery, New York NY

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