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John Rewald

American, 1912 - 1994

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This painting shows a seaside scene from an elevated point of view. The horizon is placed in the upper third of the painting, where the turquoise-and-green sea meets the sky, which is a blend of green, teal, peach, and lavender. Small sailboats can be seen sailing across the sea, and a few long, white poles appear to stick out of the water. To the left of center, a person in a white rowboat faces the shore, holding two long yellow oars. Closer to us, a group of people gather along the edge of the water, facing away from us. They are in colorful attire, including dresses, coats, and trousers, with some carrying parasols. Their clothes are in shades of red, orange, yellow, green, and white. The ground they stand on has patches of green, gray, yellow, orange and red, and on the left is a collection of colorful flags. The brushstrokes are expressive and visible, especially in the ground and sea. In the bottom right corner, the beige paper is visible on the edges of a section of yellow and orange ground.
Raoul Dufy, The Beach at Sainte-Adresse, 1906, oil on canvas, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney, 1998.74.3

The Beach at Sainte-Adresse

Raoul Dufy · 1906 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1998.74.3

This sculpture is of a young girl in a ballet costume standing before us with her hands clasped behind her lower back, her head tipped back, and her chin thrust forward. The skin of her face, arms, chest, and legs are covered in bronze-brown wax, and her body faces us in this photograph. The sleeveless, putty-gray bodice of her costume fits tightly above a layered, fabric, pale, tea-brown tutu, and she wears ballet shoes. Her hair is pulled back but bangs sweep across her forehead, brushing her nearly closed, heavy eyelids. Her lips are slightly parted, and light catches the broad planes of her cheekbones. Her shoulders are drawn back by her pose, holding her hands behind her with arms straight, and her hips jut slightly forward. She stands with her right foot extended in front of her, with both feet turned out, parallel to each other. She stands on a square, wood platform.
Edgar Degas, Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, plaster cast possibly 1920/1921, after original wax modelled 1878-1881, painted plaster, fabric, metal armature, on plaster base, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1985.64.62

Little Dancer Aged Fourteen

Edgar Degas · plaster cast possibly 1920/1921, after original wax modelled 1878-1881 · painted plaster, fabric, metal armature, on plaster base ·  Accession ID  1985.64.62

Pierre Bonnard, A Promenade in Fancy Hats, 1891/1893, pen and brush and black ink with graphite on laid paper, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1995.47.22

A Promenade in Fancy Hats

Pierre Bonnard · 1891/1893 · pen and brush and black ink with graphite on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1995.47.22

Bibliography

1921

  • Ref Number: 1514a.
    Lugt.1514a.

1956

  • Ref Number: 1514a
    Lugt, Frits. Les marques de collections de dessins & d'estampes; marques estampillees et ecrites de collections. The Hague: M. Nijhoff, 1956.