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Flowers in a Japanese Tray on Mahogany Table, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
La Farge, John 1835-1910  Search this
Medium:
Oil on wood
Culture:
Japanese  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn New York 11238 Accession Number: 2001.47.1
Date:
1879
Notes:
"American Paintings in the Brooklyn Museum: artists born by 1876," Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 2006, pg. 740.
Carbone, Teresa A., "An American view: masterpieces from the Brooklyn Museum," Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn Museum 2006, pg. 96.
Summary:
Still-life with a red camellia flower in a floral-painted porcelain bowl at left and a tray of white and red flowers at right, including a camellia, azalea, and rose. The arrangement is seen from the level of the tabletop.
Topic:
Still Life--Flower--Camellia  Search this
Still Life--Flower--Azalea  Search this
Still Life--Flower--Rose  Search this
Object--Other--Dish  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAP 35681147
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_386657