Untitled

c. 1851

Russell Smith and Mary Wilson Smith

Associated Names
Russell Smith

Artist, American, born Scotland, 1812 - 1896

Mary Wilson Smith

Artist, American, 1842 - 1878

A tall building is depicted with a partially shadowed facade. A conical ink pot with a quill stand is prominently featured in the image. The building is painted in shades of blue with reddish-brown accents on the rooftop and details, while the ink pot has brown tones. The color palette includes muted blues and browns, along with beige and a small orange-red sphere. The building occupies the left side of the image vertically, while the ink pot and quill are on the right side, with a red sphere nearby at the bottom right corner. Faint sketches and outlines are visible in other areas of the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.1 × 15.88 cm (7 1/8 × 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.44.62


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(F. O. Bailey, Portland, ME, 1978 [?]); Stuart Feld, New York; William and Abigail Gerdts, New York; gift to NGA, 2018

Associated Names

Inscriptions

center left in pen and blue ink: RS; center right in pen and blue ink: Russell Smith & Wife; lower left in graphite: 27 Jan. 1851

Wikidata ID

Q64630033

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