Still Life with Fan and Roses
Object Details
- Artist
- Thomas Hovenden, born Dunmanway, Ireland 1840-died Plymouth Meeting, PA 1895
- Luce Center Label
- Thomas Hovenden painted a few still lifes in addition to his better-known genre scenes. Here, a seemingly casual arrangement of objects masks the care that Hovenden took to create a balanced composition. The arc of blooms in the lower right echoes the details of the graceful Japanese fan that anchors the painting. Clear light, luminous shadows, and a mix of humble and exotic objects evoke the golden age of Dutch still-life painting, a tradition Hovenden likely knew from his Paris teachers and his hours spent in museums.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
- 1874
- Object number
- 1979.149
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 9 3/8 x 11 1/8 in. (23.9 x 28.2 cm.)
- See more items in
- 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
- Still life\furniture\table
- Dress\accessory\fan
- Still life\flower\rose
- Still life\other\dish
- Still life\other\container
- Still life\written matter\magazine
- Record ID
- saam_1979.149
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7cc39c380-b28f-478b-a8cc-c73a4853e61a
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