Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Profile Portrait of Göta Ljungberg (1893-1955)
Object Number:
1990.1.146
Date:
1932
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 15/16 x 5 5/16 in. ( 17.6 x 13.5 cm )
Marks:
inscription and date: lower right: "Dutch Treat Apr 12/32"
inscriptions: lower left: "Mme Ljun[g]berg" ? and "Met. Opera Co - / Swedish Soprano"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along lower edge in graphite: "Met. Opera Co. / Swedish Soprano / Dutch Treat Apr 12/32"; signed by sitter at lower left: "Mme Ljungberg."
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
Göta Ljungberg performed with the Metropolitan Opera Co. from 1932 to 1935.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
