Christmas Still Life

1937

Gabriele Münter

Associated Names
Gabriele Münter

Artist, German, 1877 - 1962

The painting depicts four large vases, each holding large, stylized flowers. There are large white flowers with red and yellow centers, a round yellow flower with a blue center, a red and white flower with red lines in the center, and a small red flower. The first vase on the left is brown with white spots, the second is white with a blue circle, the third is bright blue, and the fourth is tan. Along with the flowers, the vases are filled with tall, dark green leaves. The vases stand on a brown surface, and the wall in the background is painted in a neutral light gray color. There appears to be a poster or image on the wall that shows a green shape with red circles on it. The brushstrokes in this image are large and visible.
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On View

East Building Mezzanine, Gallery 217


Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on cardboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Virginia Steele Scott

  • Dimensions

    overall: 49.5 x 64.7 cm (19 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.)
    framed: 67.9 x 82.8 cm (26 3/4 x 32 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1973.2.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist [d. 1962]; Gabriele Münter Foundation; purchased after 1962 by (Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles); sold to Mrs. Virginia Steele Scott, Pasadena; gift 1973 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1992

  • Gabriele Münter, 1877-1962, Retrospektive, Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich; Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt; Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, 1992-1993, no. 226, repro., as Weihnachtsstilleben.

Bibliography

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 250, repro., as Advent Bouquets.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 290, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: Münter; upper left reverse, in blue pencil or crayon, within a circle: 44/37; upper left reverse, in blue pencil or crayon: Weihnachstilleben 1; center reverse, in white chalk: S-110

Wikidata ID

Q20193086

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