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The Figurine

American Art Museum

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    Object Details

    Artist

    William M. Paxton, born Baltimore, MD 1869-died Newton, MA 1941

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    The Figurine illustrates the vogue for Asian decorative wares that informed American collecting tastes in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Here, a Chinese blue-and-white jar is shown alongside a Chinese figurine; a maid delicately cleans the glass encasing the figurine. Paxton’s compositions often portray women in beautiful interiors. The light source from the left highlighting the woman’s rosy complexion, combined with the sensitive attention to detail, recall the works of the seventeenth-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer.

    Credit Line

    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National Academy of Design

    Date

    1921

    Object number

    1951.10.8

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    Painting

    Medium

    oil on canvas

    Dimensions

    18 1/8 x 15 in. (45.9 x 38.2 cm)

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    Department

    Painting and Sculpture

    Data Source

    Smithsonian American Art Museum

    Topic

    Figure female\waist length
    Object\art object\sculpture
    Object\other\vase
    Architecture Interior\domestic\living room

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk71a8aa789-4088-4bc3-821a-b58303e94fe6

    Record ID

    saam_1951.10.8

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