Asian Tea Pots

n.d.

Henry Farrer

Associated Names
Henry Farrer

Artist, American, born England, 1844 - 1903

There are two teapots in the image. The larger teapot has a decorative pattern of red leaves and blue curve on an olive-green background, with a white handle. The smaller teapot has a dark brown glossy finish. The color palette consists of earthy tones like browns, olive green, red, and blue. The larger teapot is positioned slightly to the right, behind the smaller one, which is in the foreground on a reflective green surface. The background has a light beige appearance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor on paper mounted to paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.72 × 23.5 cm (10 1/8 × 9 1/4 in.)
    mount: 38.1 × 81.28 cm (15 × 32 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.165.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William and Abigail Gerdts, New York, 1994; gift to NGA, 2004

Associated Names

Bibliography

1985

  • Ferber, Linda and William H. Gerdts. The New Path: Ruskin and the American Pre-Raphaelites. Exh. cat. The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, 1985: 256-257.

1998

  • Danly, Susan and Bruce Weber. For Beauty and for Truth: The William and Abigail Gerdts Collection of American Still Life. Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.; Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, c.1998: 24, 50.

Inscriptions

upper left of verso in graphite by unknown hand: H. Farrer

Wikidata ID

Q64573762

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