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Idyllic Landscape
Idyllic Landscape
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Idyllic Landscape

Artist Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, 1858 - 1924)
Datec. 1914
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensionssight: 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (39.4 x 31.8 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift from the Carol and Stephen Shey Collection
Object number2005.46.1
Collections
Visual DescriptionSet in a verdant landscape, a woman in a pink dress reclines on the grass while a dog walks in front of her; a horse and rider and a woman with a parasol appear in the midground; the composition includes horizontal bands of saturated color.
A man in a hat smoking a cigar walks past the foreground; the midground includes an Airstream trailer surrounded by a man fixing a fishing pole, a woman watering a tiny shell-bordered garden and kitschy pink flamingo ornament, a man washing his car, and a bird in a hanging cage; in the distance, another woman hangs laundry on a clothesline and palm trees tower above.
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Stevan Dohanos
1951
A painting of a dark, curving street lined with tall buildings under a swirling blue and grey cloudy sky. The scene features deep shadows, a streetlamp, and a few small, indistinct figures walking.
Paysage de Banlieue (Suburban Landscape)
Maurice de Vlaminck
1926
A nude rider on a galloping horse in the foreground, a nude woman clinging to a boulder in the midground, crowd of figures dancing on rocky outcropping in the distance; one of 35 original lithographs in a spiral-bound portfolio.
Flight into Fancy
Mickey Strobel
1954
Street scene with multi-colored buildings in the background and five figures in the foreground.
La Blanchisserie de la Bastille
Maurice Utrillo
c. 1950
A male figure squats, wearing a brimmed hat and turned away from the viewer. A female figure stands in front of a pot. A child reclines underneath a fabric cover. Behind the figures are cracked architectural forms.
A Meal after the Earthquake
Frank Hamilton Taylor
1880
A figure reclines with hand behind head in the foreground, another figure in the distance, and full sun overhead; one of 35 original lithographs in a spiral-bound portfolio.
Noon Sleep
Nancy Stableford
1954
Two male figures. The left figure sits and tells a story to the right figure, who reclines and laughs. Behind them is an architectural scene of an interior wall and screen, through which the outline of a building a visible.
Une Histoire Très Drôle. Mongols (A Very Funny Story. Mongols)
Paul Jacoulet
1949
A couple reclines in a natural setting in front of white flowers and vegetation. The background contains a body of water and a mountain.
Calme. Truck (Calm. Truk)
Paul Jacoulet
1941
A nude female figure walks around a grassy field with three leashed dogs. In the background, two figures walk together, one of them extending a red wing from their back.
Organ Music
Vladimir Gazovic
1973
A port scene with lovers and a troubadour strolling along the bay front; European style building along the water's edge; little sail boats are pulled up to the dock; a boy walks his dog on a leash; a cat bristles at the dog.
Little Port
Gyula Zilzer
1936
This is the complete costume of a young married woman, including dress and accoutrements. It includes a dress, headdress, bracelets, anklets, pouches for tobacco and other smoking paraphernalia.
Married Woman's Dress
Mfengu Artist
late 19th-mid 20th century
Untitled Portrait
Untitled Portrait
Umberto Boccioni
c. 1909

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