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A painting of figures in white holding a flower-adorned casket beneath a yellow canopy above an open grave. Dark-clad figures stand in the foreground. The surrounding cemetery landscape features a winding dirt path, crosses, and mountains in the distance.
Funeral
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Funeral

Artist Stuart Robert Purser (American, 1907 - 1986)
Date1945
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions34 x 40 in. (86.4 x 101.6 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Eloise R. Chandler in memory of William H. Chandler
Object number1993.20.3
Collections
Visual DescriptionA painting of figures in white holding a flower-adorned casket beneath a yellow canopy above an open grave. Dark-clad figures stand in the foreground. The surrounding cemetery landscape features a winding dirt path, crosses, and mountains in the distance.









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