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Artist:
William M. Paxton, born Baltimore, MD 1869-died Newton, MA 1941  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 1/8 x 15 in. (45.9 x 38.2 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1921
Luce Center Label:
The Figurine illustrates the vogue for Asian decorative wares that informed American collecting tastes in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Here, a Chinese blue-and-white jar is shown alongside a Chinese figurine; a maid delicately cleans the glass encasing the figurine. Paxton’s compositions often portray women in beautiful interiors. The light source from the left highlighting the woman’s rosy complexion, combined with the sensitive attention to detail, recall the works of the seventeenth-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer.
Topic:
Figure female\waist length  Search this
Object\art object\sculpture  Search this
Object\other\vase  Search this
Architecture Interior\domestic\living room  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National Academy of Design
Object number:
1951.10.8
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk71a8aa789-4088-4bc3-821a-b58303e94fe6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1951.10.8