Domestic Symphony

1919, printed 1920s

Margaret Watkins

Associated Names
Margaret Watkins

Artist, Canadian, 1884 - 1969

The image shows three eggs on a smooth, curved surface with a folded cloth hanging from the edge. A dark, circular object is partially visible at the top left corner. The color palette consists of soft, neutral tones like whites, soft grays, and subtle shadows.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.59 × 16.51 cm (8 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)
    mount: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.155.1

  • Copyright

    © The Estate of Margaret Watkins Courtesy of Robert Mann Gallery

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Margaret Watkins, Glasgow, Scotland; bequeathed to Joseph Mulholland, who established the Estate of Margaret Watkins,1969; NGA purchase (through Robert Mann Gallery, New York), 2018.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • The New Woman Behind the Camera, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022, no. 11.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower left in graphite: Margaret Watkins

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