Artist:

Louis M. Eilshemius, born Arlington, NJ 1864-died New York City 1941  Search this

Medium:

oil on fiberboard

Dimensions:

23 x 27 in. (58.5 x 68.5 cm)

Type:

Painting

Date:

1907

Luce Center Label:

Louis M. Eilshemius is best known for his romanticized and often erotically charged landscapes that contain nude women or nymphs. In Three Girls and River, three nude women relax in a bucolic setting with lush trees and a babbling river. The figures seem to be together, but they do not interact and appear blissfully uninhibited by each other and their surroundings. By placing the dreamlike figures in a picturesque yet familiar setting, Eilshemius blurred the line between reality and fantasy.

Topic:

Landscape\river  Search this

Figure group\female  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Louis and Annette Kaufman

Object number:

1980.34.3

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

On View:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 6B

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ab6b9eca-ee6e-4362-87ff-3729211940bf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1980.34.3