Flowers in a Cut Glass Vase

185[?]

William Perkins Babcock

Associated Names
William Perkins Babcock

Painter, American, 1826 - 1899

This painting shows a crystal vase filled with a bouquet of flowers against a dark brown background. The flowers are a variety of colors, including red, pink, yellow, white, peach, and dark blue. Green leaves and stems are interspersed between the flowers. The vase is placed on a gray surface with some fallen yellow petals scattered to the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts

  • Dimensions

    overall: 41.91 × 33.34 cm (16 1/2 × 13 1/8 in.)
    framed: 52.71 × 43.82 × 5.08 cm (20 3/4 × 17 1/4 × 2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.44.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William H. Gerdts [1929-2020], New York, by 1971;[1] gift 2018 to NGA.
[1] The painting is listed as in a private collection in William H. Gerdts and Russell Burke, American Still-Life Painting.New York, 1971:188-192, fig. 13-5.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

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.

Bibliography

1971

  • Gerdts, William H., and Russell Burke. American Still-Life Painting. New York, 1971: 188-192, fig. 13-5.

Inscriptions

lower left: WP.Babcock 185[?]

Wikidata ID

Q63118836

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