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The Norton Museum of Art is a major cultural attraction in Florida. The Museum is internationally known for its distinguished permanent collection featuring American Art, Chinese Art, Contemporary Art, European Art and Photography. Provenance Research is an on-going activity of the Curatorial staff.

On the third Wednesday of every month, the Norton Museum of Art shares a focus on an artwork from its collections.

Blog entries from Treasure of the Month for October 2010

John Sloan's Yolande in Gray Tippet, 1909

Posted: October 21, 2010 10:10 Last Updated: May 19, 2011 21:15

John Sloan (American, 1871-1951) Yolande in Gray Tippet, 1909.  Oil on canvas.  Bequest of R.H.  Norton, 53.179

In this half-length portrait, a young brunette woman peeks flirtatiously at the viewer from the corners of her almond-shaped eyes.  There is a hint of a smile on her closed lips, and a rosy hue tinges the contours of her high cheekbones. Her body is angled away from the viewer, and she tips her head ever so slightly forward.  A mound of thick, dark brown hair crowns her pretty, creamy-complexioned face, and a large black bonnet extends outward from the back of her head.  She wears a loosely painted maroon jacket and a gray, fur tippet—or scarf—around her neck.  A matching gray and white ...