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Painter:
Wiles, Irving Ramsay 1861-1948  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on paper
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Jordan-Volpe Gallery 457 West Broadway New York New York 10012
Date:
Ca. 1900
Notes:
Lubin, Mary, "50 Recent Acquisitions," New York, NY: Jordan-Volpe Gallery, Inc., 1990, pg. 110.
Summary:
Interior scene depicting a young woman in a white dress and white shawl, her body facing the viewer as she sits on the steps in a greenhouse, her legs crossed, a single flower held up in her right hand, and her gaze directed toward the viewer. Ledges in the background are covered with pots of small trees and green foliage, and hanging pots of green plants are scatterred across the glass ceiling.
Topic:
Architecture--Other--Greenhouse  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Object--Flower  Search this
Object--Foliage  Search this
Control number:
IAP 68020200
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_383071