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Painter:
Vinton, Frederic Porter 1846-1911  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 13.554
Date:
1890
Notes:
Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 299.
Domit, Moussa M., "American Impressionist Painting," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1973, fig. 66.
"American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston," Boston (Museum of Fine Arts), distributed by New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn., 1969.
Image on file.
Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 299.
Domit, Moussa M., "American Impressionist Painting," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1973, pg. 135.
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:
Scene depicts a laundress bending over a wooden plank on a riverbank, her right hand holding a piece of laundry in the the water. Behind her there are several items of laundry hanging over a wooden railing.
Topic:
Landscape--River  Search this
Figure female  Search this
Occupation--Domestic--Laundry  Search this
Control number:
IAP 20490884
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
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