Portrait of Bertha Alten
Date Created
1920
Work Medium
Dimensions
20 in. x 16 in.
CR Number
CR.MJA.MIFP490
Signature
Signed/dated: M. Alten/1920 upper left
Signature Details
On the mount verso in black marking pen ink, "Gloria." Also, a sticker, "23"
This is likely the painting exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts in December 1921 under the title, "The Artist's Wife".
This is likely the painting exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts in December 1921 under the title, "The Artist's Wife".
Thesaurus of Geographic Names Location
Provenance
Private collection
Camelia Alten Demmon by descent
Bertha Alten collection
Exhibitions
Annual Exhibition for Michigan Artists Under the Auspices of the Scarab Club
Bibliography
Patricia Reed, Archivist/President of the Scarab Club, 2006, and Michael Crane, Assistant Curator of American Art, Detroit Institute of Arts, Compilers, "Exhibition Records, the Detroit Museum of Art and the Detroit Institute of Arts," .
Subjects
Formal portrait
Michigan
