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Sybil (Allegorical Figure), (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
National Academy of Design 1083 Fifth Avenue New York New York 10128 Accession Number: 1278-P
Notes:
Dearinger, David B., ed., "Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design, Volume I, 1826-1925," New York, NY: Hudson Hills Press, (National Academy of Design), 2004, pg. 610.
"Luminist Horizons: The Art and Collection of James A. Suydam," New York, NY: National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, George Braziller, Publishers, 2006, pg. 179.
Dearinger, David B., ed., "Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design, Volume I, 1826-1925," New York, NY: Hudson Hills Press, (National Academy of Design), 2004, pg. 610.
"Luminist Horizons: The Art and Collection of James A. Suydam," New York, NY: National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, George Braziller, Publishers, 2006, pg. 179.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
An allegorical female figure seated at a table on which she is writing a letter, her head resting in her left hand, her eyes gazing upward.
Topic:
Figure female--Waist length  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Letter  Search this
Recreation--Leisure--Letter Reading & Writing  Search this
Allegory  Search this
Control number:
IAP 36271379
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_364800