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"Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice."--Spinoza, Theologico-Political Treatise, 1670. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Catalog Data

Artist:
Jean Hélion, French, born Couterne, France 1904-died Paris, France 1987  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
21 3/8 x 18 1/8 in. (54.3 x 46.0 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1963
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Waterscape\wharf  Search this
Architecture\boat\rowboat  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America
Object number:
1984.124.115
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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/vk764149539-d154-4f31-ac44-cd849fb0f668
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1984.124.115