Modigliani Gate Post

Object Details

Artist

Carroll Beckwith, born Hannibal, MO 1852-died New York City 1917

Luce Center Label

Carroll Beckwith painted this statue during his trip to Florence in October 1910. Beckwith traveled to Italy and France throughout his career, copying European paintings in the hopes of bringing the Continent’s great art traditions to America. (Franchi and Weber, Intimate Revelations: The Art of Carroll Beckwith (1852-1917), 1999) From 1910 to 1913, he focused on statues in gardens like this one, in which he revealed his love of bright, expressive color.

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Smithsonian Institution

1910

Object number

1974.69.3

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

oil on wood

Dimensions

13 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (34.9 x 26.0 cm.)

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department

Painting and Sculpture

On View

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 5A

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

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

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Landscape\Italy\Florence

Architecture\detail\gate

Record ID

saam_1974.69.3

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk72b6fa1ae-bb10-45cd-901e-f9a4ec3dae5e