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Painter:
Anshutz, Thomas 1851-1912  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Spanierman Gallery New York New York
Date:
Ca. 1890
Notes:
"Tranquil America: A Century of Painting, 1840-1940," New York, NY: Spanierman Gallery, 2001, no. 16.
Summary:
Dark interior scene with a bright light highlighting a young mother seated on a green wooden rocking chair, her body turned to the left and her adoring gaze directed down toward a cradle at her feet. In the dark background images of a bed, a chest of drawers, and a table are just barely visible.
Topic:
Architecture interior--Domestic--House  Search this
Architecture interior--Domestic--Bedroom  Search this
Figure group--Family--Mother & Child  Search this
Control number:
IAP 89650015
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_383494