Park Street, Boston

Charles H. Turner (American 1848–1908)
Date1886
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions29 x 41 in. (73.7 x 104.1 cm)
Credit LineSouther Bequest, 1992
Object NumberUR245
Charles H. Turner (American 1848–1908)
Date1886
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions29 x 41 in. (73.7 x 104.1 cm)
Credit LineSouther Bequest, 1992
Object NumberUR245
Charles H. Turner (American 1848–1908)
Date1886
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions29 x 41 in. (73.7 x 104.1 cm)
Credit LineSouther Bequest, 1992
Object NumberUR246
Charles H. Turner (American 1848–1908)
Daten.d.
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions28 x 20 in. (71.1 x 50.8 cm)
Credit LineSouther Bequest
Object NumberUR247
Charles H. Turner (American 1848–1908)
Daten.d.
MediumOil on composition panel
Dimensions18 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. (47 x 32.4 cm)
Credit LineSouther Bequest, 1992
Object NumberUR248
Charles H. Turner (American 1848–1908)
Daten.d.
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm)
Credit LineSouther Bequest, 1992
Object NumberUR249
Charles H. Turner (American 1848–1908)
Daten.d.
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions17 15/16 x 11 13/16 in. (45.5 x 30 cm)
Object NumberUR213
Charles H. Turner (American 1848–1908)
Date1886
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions16 1/16 x 27 5/8 in. (40.8 x 70.2 cm)
InscriptionInscribed on lower left: “C. H. Turner / ‘ 86”
Object NumberUR214
Charles H. Turner (American 1848–1908)
Daten.d.
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions40 x 51 in. (101.6 x 129.5 cm)
DescriptionA native of New Hampshire, Charles H. Turner studied in Germany during the 1870s and then under Otto Grundmann at the school of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He was a member of the Unity Art Club and the Boston Art Club, where he exhibited his work from 1881 until his death. Apparently he painted mostly landscapes and portraits, often using members of his own family as models. In this work, Turner’s largest known painting, his children Charles M. and Gertrude H. Turner, aged twelve and fifteen years respectively, are shown reading, probably in the library of the family home in Boston.
UR215
Charles H. Turner (American 1848–1908)
Date1889
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions11 7/8 x 16 15/16 in. (30.2 x 43 cm)
InscriptionInscribed lower right: “C. H. T. / 1889.”
Credit LineGift of Miss G. Frances Souther, 1985
Object NumberUR216
Charles H. Turner (American 1848–1908)
Date1882
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions20 x 16 1/8 in. (50.8 x 41 cm)
InscriptionInscribed on lower left: “C. H. Turner / 1882”
Object NumberUR211