Object Details
Artist
William M. Paxton, born Baltimore, MD 1869-died Newton, MA 1941
Luce Center Label
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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1951.10.8