Buddha's Flowers: Lotus, Tokyo

1894

Theodore Wores

Painter, American, 1859 - 1939

Theodore Wores

Attributed to

The image depicts a collection of large green lily pads and blooming lotus flowers. The flowers are primarily white and pink colors, resting on long stems. Lily pads and stems dominate the upper and middle sections of the image, while the bottom third shows dark green water that reflects the lily pads. A few pink petals rest on the water. Behind the plans is a light green background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on board

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.12 × 23.5 cm (12 1/4 × 9 1/4 in.)
    framed: 40.64 × 33.02 × 3.18 cm (16 × 13 × 1 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.44.22

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. A. Jess Shenson [1921-2002], San Francisco;[1] gift 1997 to William H. [1929-2020] and Abigail Booth Gerdts, New York;[2] gift 2018 to NGA.
[1] Information about Dr. Shenson is from his obituary in the Stanford Report, 6 March 2002.
[2] Per documention from Abigail Booth Gerdts provided with the gift, in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Paintings of Japan by Theodore Wores, Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1985, no catalogue.

1993

  • Theodore Wores: An American Artist in Meiji Japan, Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, no. 25, cover repro.

1998

  • For Beauty and For Truth: The William and Abigail Gerdts Collection of American Still Life, Mead Art Museum, Amherst; Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, 1998, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left: Theodore Wores.

Wikidata ID

Q63120875

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