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Grace Albee

Associated Names
Grace Albee

Artist, American, 1890 - 1985

The image displays a large, dark, ornate vase with floral patterns at the center, set against an open window with draped curtains, and a bare tree visible outside. The color palette is monochromatic, consisting of various shades of black and white. The vase is positioned in the middle of the scene, directly on the window sill. On the left and right edges of the image, heavy, fringed curtains are drawn open, revealing a bright sky and distant hills. To the right, the silhouette of a leafless tree adds an intricate pattern against the sky.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

P. Frederick Albee (son of the artist), Providence, Rhode Island; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1999; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: g. albee; lower left in graphite: 1st state proof

Wikidata ID

Q77009768

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